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Morphine vs Desomorphine - What's the difference?

morphine | desomorphine |

As nouns the difference between morphine and desomorphine

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 desomorphine is an opiate analogue derived from morphine, with sedative and analgesic effects.

morphine

English

(wikipedia morphine)

Noun

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  • 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.

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    See also

    * codeine * heroin

    desomorphine

    English

    (wikipedia desomorphine)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (chemistry) An opiate analogue derived from morphine, with sedative and analgesic effects.