morphine

As nouns the difference between crystalline and morphine

is that crystalline is (obsolete) any crystalline substance while morphine is a crystalline alkaloid (7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-morphinan-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.

As a adjective crystalline

is of, relating to, or composed of crystals.

Morphine is a see also of opiate.

Morphine is a see also of opiate.

As nouns the difference between morphine and opiate

is that morphine is a crystalline alkaloid (7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-morphinan-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 while opiate is a drug, hormone or other substance derived from or related to opium.

As a adjective opiate is

relating to, resembling, or containing opium.

As a verb opiate is

to treat with an opiate drug.

Morphine is a hyponym of phenol.

As nouns the difference between morphine and phenol

is that morphine is a crystalline alkaloid (7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-morphinan-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 while phenol is (organic compound|uncountable) a caustic, poisonous, white crystalline compound, c₆h₅oh, derived from benzene and used in resins, plastics, and pharmaceuticals and in dilute form as a disinfectant and antiseptic; once called carbolic acid.

As nouns the difference between morphine and opium

is that morphine is a crystalline alkaloid (7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-morphinan-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 while opium is (uncountable) a yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, papaver somniferum , and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.

Morphine is a related term of alkaloid.

As nouns the difference between morphine and alkaloid

is that morphine is a crystalline alkaloid (7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-morphinan-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 while alkaloid is (organic chemistry) any of many organic heterocyclic bases, that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.

As a adjective alkaloid is

relating to, resembling, or containing alkali.