opiate vs morphine
morphine vs opiateopiate and morphine both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| opiate | Yes | No | No | No |
| morphine | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
morphine is a hyponym of
opiate; that is, morphine is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
opiate:
- opiate: a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
- morphine: an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain
Other hyponyms of opiate include
codeine, Fentanyl, Sublimaze, diacetylmorphine, heroin, laudanum, tincture of opium, morphia.
| opiate (noun) | morphine (noun) |
|---|---|
| a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative | an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain |
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