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Definition of Opiate

Opiate
Opiate O"pi*ate, n. [From Opium: cf.F. opiat.] 1. Originally, a medicine of a thicker consistence than sirup, prepared with opium. --Parr. 2. Any medicine that contains opium, and has the quality of inducing sleep or repose; a narcotic. 3. Anything which induces rest or inaction; that which quiets uneasiness. They chose atheism as an opiate. --Bentley.
Opiate
Opiate O"pi*ate, a. [See Opium.] Inducing sleep; somniferous; narcotic; hence, anodyne; causing rest, dullness, or inaction; as, the opiate rod of Hermes. --Milton.
Opiate
Opiate O"pi*ate, v. t. To subject to the influence of an opiate; to put to sleep. [R.] --Fenton.

Meaning of Opiate from wikipedia

- An opiate is an alkaloid substance derived from opium (or poppy straw). It differs from the similar term opioid in that the latter is used to designate...
- opiate is any of the narcotic alkaloids found in opium. Opiate may also refer to: Opiate, an alias of Danish musician and producer Thomas Knak Opiate...
- Opiate is an EP by the American rock band Tool. It was produced and engineered by Sylvia M****y and Steve Hansgen. Released in 1992, it was the result of...
- Wikiquote has quotations related to Opiate (song). "Opiate" is a song by American rock band Tool and the title track from their debut EP recorded by producer...
- opioid receptors to produce morphine-like effects. The terms 'opioid' and 'opiate' are sometimes used interchangeably, but there are key differences based...
- Opiate Sun is the fifth EP and tenth overall release by Jesu. It was released in America through Mark Kozelek's Caldo Verde label on 27 October 2009. Kozelek...
- of met-enkephalin and leu-enkephalin. This discovery demonstrated that opiate drugs exert their effects on the human brain by mimicking endogenous neurotransmitters...
- self-medication. Scoring systems have been derived to ****ess the likelihood of opiate addiction in chronic pain patients. Healthcare practitioners have long been...
- a list of countries (and some territories) by the annual prevalence of opiates use as percentage of the po****tion aged 15–64 (unless otherwise indicated)...
- Tool re-released the song "Opiate" as a single titled "Opiate²". This was a re-recorded version of "Opiate", as the Opiate EP turned 30 years old that...