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Definitions for Opium

[1] the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses.
[2] anything that causes dullness or inaction or that soothes the mind or emotions.
[3] 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
[4] something having a tranquillizing or stupefying effect

Words related to Opium

heroin, opiate, drug, poppy, morphine, dope, hypnotic, soporific, tar, codeine, papaverine

Words nearby Opium

opisthorchis, opisthorchis felineus, opisthorchis viverrini, opisthosoma, opisthotonos, opium, opium den, opium poppy, opium war, opium wars, opiumism

Origin of Opium

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek ópion poppy juice, equivalent to op(ós ) sap, juice + -ion diminutive suffix

Word origin for Opium

C14: from Latin: poppy juice, from Greek opion, diminutive of opos juice of a plant

Synonyms for Opium

drug, heroin, morphine, opiate, poppy, codeine, dope, hypnotic, papaverine, soporific, tar, brown stuff, sleep-inducer