Opiate
11Opiate — Opiate, 1) im Allgemeinen Arzneimischungen, welche Opium enthalten; 2) ehedem viele Zusammensetzungen[314] in Latwergenform, mit u. ohne Opium; so Opiatpflaster, Opiatsyrup, Opiattincturen, s. Opiumpflaster etc …
12Opiāte — Opiāte, pharmazeutische Präparate, die Opium enthalten, wie Opiumextrakt, Opiumtinktur, Dowersches Pulver etc …
13Opiate — Opiate, Opiummischungen, s. Opium …
14Opiate — [mittellateinisch], Singular Opiat das, (e)s, Arzneistoffe, die aus Opium gewonnen werden oder Abwandlungsprodukte natürlicher Opiumalkaloide darstellen und ähnliche Eigenschaften wie Morphin besitzen …
15opiate — (n.) medicine containing opium, early 15c., from M.L. opiatus, from L. opium (see OPIUM (Cf. opium)). Figurative sense of anything that dulls the feelings is from 1640s. From 1540s in English as an adjective, made with or containing opium …
16opiate — *anodyne, narcotic, nepenthe …
17opiate — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to, resembling, or containing opium. ► NOUN 1) a drug derived from or related to opium. 2) something that induces a false and unrealistic sense of contentment. DERIVATIVES opiated adjective …
18Opiate — For other uses see Opiate (disambiguation), or for the class of drugs see Opioid. Harvesting the poppy pod. In medicine, the term opiate describes any of the narcotic opioid alkaloids found as natural products in the opium poppy plant …
19Opiate — A medication or illegal drug that is either derived from the opium poppy, or that mimics the effect of an opiate (a synthetic opiate). Opiate drugs are narcotic sedatives that depress activity of the central nervous system, reduce pain, and… …
20opiate — [[t]o͟ʊpiət[/t]] opiates 1) N COUNT An opiate is a drug that contains opium. Opiates are used to reduce pain or to help people to sleep. One woman suffered such severe pain she had to take opiates to control it. 2) N COUNT (disapproval) If you… …
