OPIATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does opiate mean? 

• OPIATE (noun)
  The noun OPIATE has 1 sense:

1. a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative

  Familiarity information: OPIATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OPIATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("opiate" is a kind of...):

narcotic (a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction)

Meronyms (substance of "opiate"):

opium (an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "opiate"):

codeine (derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relieve pain))

Fentanyl; Sublimaze (trade names of a narcotic analgesic that can be inhaled and that acts on the central nervous system and may become addictive; used as a veterinary anesthetic and with other drugs before, during, and after surgery; also used as a nonlethal gas to incapacitate people in hostage situations; also abused as a recreational drug)

diacetylmorphine; heroin (a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush)

laudanum; tincture of opium (narcotic consisting of an alcohol solution of opium or any preparation in which opium is the main ingredient)

morphia; morphine (an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain)

 Context examples 

It is a type of opiate antagonist.

(Naltrexone, NCI Dictionary)

Opiates are made from opium or have opium in them.

(Opiate, NCI Dictionary)

And what opiate for his severe sufferings—what object for his strong passions—had he sought there?

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

It is a type of opiate and a type of analgesic agent.

(Morphine sulfate, NCI Dictionary)

A specific opiate antagonist that has no agonist activity.

(Naloxone Hydrochloride, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The determination of the amount of any opiate present in a sample.

(Opiate Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

Oxycodone hydrochloride is a type of analgesic agent and a type of opiate.

(Oxycodone hydrochloride, NCI Dictionary)

Oxycodone binds to mu-receptors in the central nervous system (CNS), thereby mimicking the effects of endogenous opiates.

(Oxycodone hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon oral administration, oxycodone binds to opioid receptors, thereby mimicking the effects of endogenous opiates to provide analgesia.

(Oxycodone Hydrochloride/Naloxone Hydrochloride Prolonged-release Tablet, NCI Thesaurus)

Shifting from one opiate to another to maintain effectiveness in analgesia while minimizing the side-effect profile.

(Opioid Rotation, NCI Thesaurus)