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Word: Laudanum
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century (applied to various preparations containing opium): modern Latin, the name given by Paracelsus to a costly medicament of which opium was believed to be the active ingredient; perhaps a variant of Latin ladanum (see ladanum)
ˈlɔːd(ə)nəm
an alcoholic solution containing morphine, prepared from opium and formerly used as a narcotic painkiller.
Short Definition:alcoholic solution containing morphine, prepared from opium and formerly used as narcotic painkiller
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