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tentaculocyst (medicine) and morphine (iou)


tentaculocyst (medicine)


tentaculocyst
<zoology> One of the auditory organs of certain medusae.

Synonym: auditory tentacle.

Origin: Tentaculum + cyst.

Source: Websters Dictionary


morphine (iou)



morphine noun. E19.
[from MORPHEUS + -INE5.]
Chemistry. An alkaloid narcotic extracted from opium, used in medicine chiefly as a painkiller, and addictive on continued use.
morphinated adjective containing morphine L19.
morphined adjective (rare) drugged (as) with morphine L19.
morphinism noun Addiction to or dependence on morphine or opium L19.
morphinist noun (now rare) a person addicted to morphine L19.
morphino'mania noun = MORPHIOMANIA L19.
morphino'maniac noun = MORPHIOMANIAC L19.