morphine alkaloid

noun

A group of about twenty closely related compounds obtained from the dried latex that exudes from the seed capsule of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum.

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opium alkaloid
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Meanings

nounmorphine alkaloid (plural morphine alkaloids)

plural morphine alkaloids

  1. chemistryA group of about twenty closely related compounds obtained from the dried latex that exudes from the seed capsule of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum.

    Synonyms: opium alkaloid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA group of about twenty closely related compounds obtained from the dried latex that exudes from the seed capsule of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum.

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opium alkaloid
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opium alkaloid
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morphine alkaloid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morphine%20alkaloid

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“morphine alkaloid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morphine%20alkaloid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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