Opiate
41opiate — o|pi|ate [ oupiət ] noun count 1. ) a drug that contains OPIUM and is used for reducing pain and making you go to sleep 2. ) something that tends to prevent people from having their own opinions and makes them quiet and easily controlled …
42opiate — o·pi·ate || əʊpɪət n. narcotic drug containing opium; anything which soothes or causes sleepiness or dullness of the senses; pharmaceutical substance which has properties similar to opium and its derivatives adj. containing opium or a… …
43opiate — I. n. Anodyne, narcotic, sedative. II. a. Soporiferous, somniferous, narcotic, anodynous, sedative …
44opiate — noun (C) a type of drug that contains opium and makes you want to sleep …
45opiate — noun she refused to take the prescribed opiates Syn: drug, narcotic, sedative, tranquilizer, depressant, soporific, anesthetic, painkiller, analgesic, anodyne; morphine, opium, codeine; informal dope; Medicine stupefacient …
46opiate — n 1.Informal. drug, narcotic, depressant, sedative, tranquilizer, soporific, somnifacient, hypnotic, stupefacient; painkiller, analgesic, Pharm. hyoscyamine, Pharm. belladonna; morphine, opium, laudanum; barbiturate, Sl. barbs, Inf. down or… …
47opiate — opi·ate …
48opiate — n. strictly, one of a group of drugs derived from opium, including morphine, codeine, and heroin (diacetylmorphine). The term may be used more loosely to include, in addition, synthetic drugs with similar effects, such as methadone and… …
49opiate — Any substance having an addiction forming or addiction sustaining liability similar to morphine or being capable of conversion into a drug having addictionforming or addiction sustaining liability …
50opiate — A narcotic drug containing opium or a derivative of opium. Any substance which tends to sooth. A drug administered to alleviate pain and quiet the sensibilities of the patient. Muller v St. Louis Hospital Asso. 5 Mo App 390, 393. Opinio est… …
