'morphina' definitions:

Definition of 'morphina'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]