different between opiates vs opioid

opiates

English

Noun

opiates

  1. plural of opiate

Verb

opiates

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of opiate

Anagrams

  • atopies, petasoi

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opioid

English

Etymology

From opium +? -oid.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /???pi??d/

Noun

opioid (plural opioids)

  1. A substance that has effects similar to opium.
  2. (physiology) Any of the natural substances, such as an endorphin, released in the body in response to pain.
  3. (pharmacology) Any of a group of synthetic compounds that exhibit similarities to the opium alkaloids that occur in nature.

Hyponyms

  • opiate

Translations

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