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laudanum

lau·da·num
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lawd-n-uh m, lawd-nuh m]
    • /ˈlɔd n əm, ˈlɔd nəm/
    • /ˈlɔdnəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lawd-n-uh m, lawd-nuh m]
    • /ˈlɔd n əm, ˈlɔd nəm/

Definitions of laudanum word

  • noun laudanum a tincture of opium. 1
  • noun laudanum Obsolete. any preparation in which opium is the chief ingredient. 1
  • noun laudanum An alcoholic solution containing morphine, prepared from opium and formerly used as a narcotic painkiller. 1
  • noun laudanum drug: liquid opium 1
  • uncountable noun laudanum Laudanum was a medicine containing opium that was used in the past as a painkiller. 0
  • noun laudanum a tincture of opium 0

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Origin of laudanum

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; orig. Medieval Latin variant of ladanum; arbitrarily used by Paracelsus to name a remedy based on opium

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Parts of speech for Laudanum

noun
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preposition
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laudanum popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for laudanum

noun laudanum

  • anesthetic — relating to, with, or characterized by anesthesia
  • opium — the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses.
  • painkiller — a drug, treatment, or anything else that relieves pain, especially an analgesic.
  • dope — any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
  • sedative — tending to calm or soothe.

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