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Antitussive vs Morphinan - What's the difference?

antitussive | morphinan |

As nouns the difference between antitussive and morphinan

is that antitussive is (pharmacology) a cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing while morphinan is (chemistry) the base chemical structure of a large class of psychoactive drugs, consisting of opioid analgesics, antitussives, and dissociative hallucinogens, among others.

As an adjective antitussive

is (pharmacology) having cough suppressant abilities.

antitussive

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (pharmacology) A cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (pharmacology) Having cough suppressant abilities.

    • morphinan

    English

    (wikipedia morphinan)

    Noun

  • (chemistry) The base chemical structure of a large class of psychoactive drugs, consisting of opioid analgesics, antitussives, and dissociative hallucinogens, among others.