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morphine
mor‧phine /ˈmɔːfiːn $ ˈmɔːr-/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: French
 Origin: Morpheus; ⇨ morphia
a powerful and addictive drug used for stopping pain and making people calmer