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Morphine vs Opiate - What's the difference?

morphine | 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 an adjective opiate is

relating to, resembling, or containing opium.

As a verb opiate is

to treat with an opiate drug.

morphine

Noun

(-)
  • 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.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    See also

    * codeine * heroin

    opiate

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Relating to, resembling, or containing opium.
  • Soporific; inducing sleep or sedation.
  • Deadening; causing apathy or dullness.
  • Noun

    (wikipedia opiate) (en noun)
  • A drug, hormone or other substance derived from or related to opium.
  • Something that dulls the senses and induces a false and unrealistic sense of contentment.
  • * Bentley
  • They chose atheism as an opiate .

    Hypernyms

    * opioid

    Verb

    (opiat)
  • To treat with an opiate drug.
  • See also

    * codeine * morphine * papaverine * thebaine ----