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o·pi·um
(ō′pē-əm)n.
1. A bitter, yellowish-brown, strongly addictive narcotic drug prepared from the dried latex of unripe pods of the opium poppy and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.
2. Something that numbs or stupefies.
[Middle English, from Latin, from Greek opion, diminutive of opos, vegetable juice.]
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opium
(ˈəʊpɪəm)n
1. (Pharmacology) the dried juice extracted from the unripe seed capsules of the opium poppy that contains alkaloids such as morphine and codeine: used in medicine as an analgesic
2. something having a tranquillizing or stupefying effect
[C14: from Latin: poppy juice, from Greek opion, diminutive of opos juice of a plant]
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o•pi•um
(ˈoʊ pi əm)n.
1. the dried, condensed juice of the seed capsules of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek ópion poppy juice]
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o·pi·um
(ō′pē-əm) A highly addictive, yellowish-brown drug obtained from the pods of a variety of poppy, from which other drugs, such as morphine, are prepared.
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| Noun | 1. |  opium - an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppycontrolled substance - a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law narcotic - a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction opiate - a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
opium
[ˈəʊpiəm] n → opium m opium poppy, opium waropium den n → fumerie f d'opiumopium poppy n → pavot mopium war n → guerre f de l'opiumCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
opium
opium
in cpds → Opium-;opium den
n → Opiumhöhle f
opium fiend
n → Opiumsüchtige(r) mf
opium poppy
n → Schlafmohn m
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opium
(ˈəupiəm) noun a drug made from the dried juice of a type of poppy.
opiate (ˈoupiət) noun any drug containing opium, used to make a person sleep. The doctor gave him an opiate.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
o·pi·um
n. opio, Papaver somniferum, narcótico, analgésico, estimulante venenoso y alucinógeno cuya adicción produce deteriorización física y mental.
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opium
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