opium

o·pi·um

 (ō′pē-əm)

n.

1. A bitter, yellowish-brown, strongly addictive narcotic drug prepared from the dried latex of unripe pods of the opium poppy and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.

2. Something that numbs or stupefies.

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[Middle English, from Latin, from Greek opion, diminutive of opos, vegetable juice.]

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opium

(ˈəʊpɪəm)

n

1. (Pharmacology) the dried juice extracted from the unripe seed capsules of the opium poppy that contains alkaloids such as morphine and codeine: used in medicine as an analgesic

2. something having a tranquillizing or stupefying effect

[C14: from Latin: poppy juice, from Greek opion, diminutive of opos juice of a plant]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

o•pi•um

(ˈoʊ pi əm)

n.

1. the dried, condensed juice of the seed capsules of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids.

2. opiate (def. 3).

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek ópion poppy juice]

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o·pi·um

(ō′pē-əm)

A highly addictive, yellowish-brown drug obtained from the pods of a variety of poppy, from which other drugs, such as morphine, are prepared.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

opium - an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy controlled substance - a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law narcotic - a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction opiate - a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative

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Translations

أفْيون: مُخَدِّر

opi

opium

opium

Opium

αφιόνι

opio

opium

opijum

ópium

ópíum

oppio

opiumasnarkotinis vaistasopijus

opijs

opium

opiumopium dla mas

opiu

опийопиум

ópium

afyon

鸦片

opium

[ˈəʊpɪəm]

A. N → opio m

B. CPD opium addict N → opiómano/a m/f
opium addiction N → opiomanía f
opium den N → fumadero m de opio

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

opium

[ˈəʊpiəm] n → opium m opium poppy, opium waropium den n → fumerie f d'opiumopium poppy n → pavot mopium war n → guerre f de l'opium

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

opium

n (lit, fig) → Opium nt; the opium of the masses → Opium nt → für das Volk

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opium

in cpds → Opium-;

opium den

n → Opiumhöhle f

opium fiend

n → Opiumsüchtige(r) mf

opium poppy

n → Schlafmohn m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

opium

[ˈəʊpɪəm] n → oppio

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

opium

(ˈəupiəm) noun

a drug made from the dried juice of a type of poppy. opium أفْيون: مُخَدِّر опиум ópio opium das Opium opium όπιο opio oopium تریاک oopiumi opiumאופיום अफीम opijum ópium candu ópíum oppio アヘン 아편 opiumas opijs candu opiumopium opium ترياك ópio opiu опиум ópium opij opijum opium ฝิ่น afyon 鴉片 опіум, опій افيوم thuốc phiện 鸦片

opiate (ˈoupiət) noun

any drug containing opium, used to make a person sleep. The doctor gave him an opiate. opiaat, pynstiller, slaapmiddel مُنَوِّم مُخَدِّر опиат opiato opiát das Opiat opiumholdigt middel υπνωτικόopiáceo uinuti هر نوع داروی مخدر؛ داروی خواب آور opiaatti opiacé סַם אוֹפיוּם מַרגִיעַ अफीम आधारित कोई दवा opijat, sredstvo za uspavljivanje ópium tartalmú altatószer obat bius lyf sem inniheldur ópíum oppiaceo アヘン剤 (일반적으로) 진정제, 마취제 narkotinis vaistas narkotisks/nomierinošs līdzeklis opiat opiaatopiumholdig legemiddel środek narkotyczny مخدره مواد opiato narcotic успокаивающее, седативное средство opiát uspavalno sredstvo opijat opiat, rogivande (sövande) medel ยาที่มีฝิ่นเจือปน afyonlu (ilâç) 鴉片麻醉劑 опіат, наркотик افيوني، خواب آور thuốc ngủ 鸦片麻醉剂

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o·pi·um

n. opio, Papaver somniferum, narcótico, analgésico, estimulante venenoso y alucinógeno cuya adicción produce deteriorización física y mental.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

opium

n opio

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