morphine

名词 n.
/ˈmɔː.fiːn/    /ˈmɔɹˌfin/|/ˈmoː.fiːn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A crystalline alkaloid (4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-7,8-didehydromorphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics and sedatives; it is one of a group of morphine alkaloids. countable,uncountable

词形变化

morphines plural morphin alternative,obsolete morphina alternative,obsolete

词源

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)
Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús)
Ancient Greek Μορφεύς (Morpheús)
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Italic *-īnos
Latin -īnus
French -in
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂
Proto-Italic *-ā
Latin -am
Old French -e
French -e
French -ine
French morphinebor.
German Morphinbor.
English morphine
Borrowed from French morphine or German Morphin, from Ancient Greek Μορφεύς (Morpheús, “the god and personification of dreams”).
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