OPIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does opium mean? 

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

1. an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• OPIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

controlled substance (a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law)

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

Holonyms ("opium" is a substance of...):

opiate (a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative)

 Context examples 

An alkaloid found in opium but not closely related to the other opium alkaloids in its structure or pharmacological actions.

(Papaverine, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The opium was probably brought from London.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

It was the wild dream of an opium smoker, a vision of delirium.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Codeine is an opium alkaloid with analgesic properties.

(Acetaminophen #3, NCI Thesaurus)

A class of synthetic chemicals/drugs similar to opiates (opium derivatives) with analgesic properties.

(Opioid, NCI Thesaurus)

Had he ever showed any signs of having taken opium?

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Narcotics are like opiates such as morphine and codeine, but are not made from opium.

(Narcotic, NCI Dictionary)

It is made from opium or morphine and binds to opioid receptors in the central nervous system.

(Codeine phosphate, NCI Dictionary)

An opium tincture with antidiarrheal activity.

(Deodorized Tincture of Opium, NCI Thesaurus)

It is a controlled substance (opium derivative) listed in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21 Parts 329.1, 1308.11 (1987).

(Diacetylmorphine, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)