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opiates
Drugs derived from opium, the dried juice of the oriental poppy seed. The pharmacologically active substances, which constitute approximately 25% of the extract, are the alkaloids morphine, codeine, and papaverine. The newer synthetic compounds, which resemble morphine in their action, are called opioids.
- Kalbos dalis: noun
- Pramonės šaka / sritis: Science
- Category: General science
- Company: McGraw-Hill
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