morphia : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: morphia	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for morphia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
morphia n an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain Synonym(s): morphine, morphia
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Morphia \Mor"phi*a\, n. [NL.] (Chem.) Morphine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Morphine \Mor"phine\, n. [From Morpheus: cf. F. morphine.] (Chem.) A bitter white crystalline alkaloid found in opium, possessing strong narcotic properties, and much used as an anodyne; -- called also {morphia}, and {morphina}.