Meanings
nounbenzylmorphine (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA particular narcotic painkiller and antitussive.
Origin
- Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
- Proto-Indo-European*yew-
- Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
- Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
- Proto-Austronesian*zawa
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
- Old Javanesejawa
- Old JavaneseJawi
- Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
- Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
- Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
- Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
- Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
- Catalanbenjuí
- Middle Frenchbenjoin
- Englishbenzoin
- Englishbenzo-
- Englishbenz-
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishbenzyl
- Ancient Greekμορφή (morphḗ)
- Ancient GreekΜορφεύς (Morpheús)
- Frenchmorphine
- GermanMorphin
- Englishmorphine
- Englishbenzylmorphine
From benzyl + morphine.
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APA
benzylmorphine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzylmorphine
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“benzylmorphine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzylmorphine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “benzylmorphine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzylmorphine.
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