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Morphine vs Hydromorphinol - What's the difference?

morphine | hydromorphinol |

As nouns the difference between morphine and hydromorphinol

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 hydromorphinol is 14-hydroxydihydromorphine, an opiate analogue that is a derivative of morphine.

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

    hydromorphinol

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia hydromorphinol)
  • 14-hydroxydihydromorphine, an opiate analogue that is a derivative of morphine.