All opium synonyms

noun opium

• narcotic — any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
• drug — the cosmic principle of disorder and falsehood.
• heroin — a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
• morphine — a white, bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 1 7 H 1 9 NO 3 ⋅H 2 O, the most important narcotic and addictive principle of opium, obtained by extraction and crystallization and used chiefly in medicine as a pain reliever and sedative.
• opiate — a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
• poppy — any plant of the genus Papaver, having showy, usually red flowers. Compare poppy family.
• codeine — Codeine is a drug which is used to relieve pain, especially headaches, and the symptoms of a cold.
• dope — any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
• hypnotic — of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
• papaverine — a white, crystalline, nonnarcotic, alkaloidal powder, C 2 0 H 2 1 NO 4 , obtained from opium, but not a morphine derivative and not habit-forming or addicting, used in the treatment of spasms of involuntary muscle, especially of the stomach, bronchi, and arteries.
• soporific — causing or tending to cause sleep.
• tar — a sailor.