Complete Definition of "morphine alkaloid"

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Noun
en-noun|sg=morphine alkaloid

#organic chemistry 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.

Synonyms
opium alkaloid

Related terms
berberine
codeine
hydrastine
morphine
narceine
narcotine
papaverine
sanguinarine
thebaine

category:Drugs

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