Opium
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Opium \O"pi*um\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? poppy juice, dim. of ?
vegetable juice.] (Chem.)
The inspissated juice of the {Papaver somniferum}, or white
poppy.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Opium is obtained from incisions made in the capsules
of the plant, and the best flows from the first
incision. It is imported into Europe and America
chiefly from the Levant, and large quantities are sent
to China from India, Persia, and other countries. It is
of a brownish yellow color, has a faint smell, and
bitter and acrid taste. It is a stimulant narcotic
poison, which may produce hallicinations, profound
sleep, or death. It is much used in medicine to soothe
pain and inflammation, and is smoked as an intoxicant
with baneful effects.
[1913 Webster]
{Opium joint}, a low resort of opium smokers. [Slang]
[1913 Webster]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
90 Moby Thesaurus words for "opium":
Amytal, Amytal pill, Demerol, Dolophine, H, Luminal, Luminal pill,
M, Mickey Finn, Nembutal, Nembutal pill, Seconal, Seconal pill,
Tuinal, Tuinal pill, alcohol, amobarbital sodium, analgesic,
anesthetic, anodyne, barb, barbiturate, barbiturate pill,
black stuff, blue, blue angel, blue devil, blue heaven,
blue velvet, calmative, chloral hydrate, codeine,
codeine cough syrup, depressant, depressor, dolly, downer,
goofball, hard stuff, heroin, hop, horse, hypnotic, junk,
knockout drops, laudanum, liquor, lotus, lullaby, mandrake,
meperidine, methadone, morphia, morphine, narcotic, nightcap,
opiate, pacifier, pain killer, paregoric, pen yan, phenobarbital,
phenobarbital sodium, poppy, purple heart, quietener, rainbow, red,
scag, secobarbital sodium, sedative, shit, sleep-bringer,
sleep-inducer, sleep-producer, sleeper, sleeping draught,
sleeping pill, smack, sodium thiopental, somnifacient, soother,
soothing syrup, soporific, tar, tranquilizer, turps, white stuff,
yellow, yellow jacket
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