laudanum

[ lawd-n-uhm, lawd-nuhm ]

/ ˈlɔd n əm, ˈlɔd nəm /

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noun

a tincture of opium.

Obsolete. any preparation in which opium is the chief ingredient.

Origin of laudanum

1595–1605; originally Medieval Latin variant of ladanum; arbitrarily used by Paracelsus to name a remedy based on opium

Words nearby laudanum

Latvian, lauan, laud, Lauda, laudable, laudanum, laudation, laudatory, Lauder, Lauderdale Lakes, Lauderhill

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Example sentences from the Web for laudanum

One of the traders becoming tired of the continued application of an Indian for more grog, gave him a dose of laudanum.
The Great Company|Beckles Willson
But it turned out to be dosed with laudanum, and he fell into a deep sleep.
The Solitary Farm|Fergus Hume
I have often exhibited twenty to thirty drops of chloroform with an equal quantity of laudanum with excellent results.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
Far from laughing at her, I told her she was quite right, and asked where she had got the laudanum.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

Where the ulcers are inflamed, warm lead water or lead water and laudanum will be found efficacious.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture

British Dictionary definitions for laudanum

laudanum

/ (ˈlɔːdənəm) /

noun

a tincture of opium

(formerly) any medicine of which opium was the main ingredient

Word Origin for laudanum

C16: New Latin, name chosen by Paracelsus for a preparation probably containing opium, perhaps based on labdanum

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for laudanum

laudanum

[ lôd′n-əm ]

n.

A tincture of opium, formerly used as a drug.

单词	laudanum
释义	laudanum [ lawd-n-uhm, lawd-nuhm ] / ˈlɔd n əm, ˈlɔd nəm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR laudanum ON THESAURUS.COM noun a tincture of opium. Obsolete. any preparation in which opium is the chief ingredient. Origin of laudanum 1595–1605; originally Medieval Latin variant of ladanum; arbitrarily used by Paracelsus to name a remedy based on opium Words nearby laudanum Latvian, lauan, laud, Lauda, laudable, laudanum, laudation, laudatory, Lauder, Lauderdale Lakes, Lauderhill Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for laudanum One of the traders becoming tired of the continued application of an Indian for more grog, gave him a dose of laudanum. The Great Company\|Beckles Willson But it turned out to be dosed with laudanum, and he fell into a deep sleep. The Solitary Farm\|Fergus Hume I have often exhibited twenty to thirty drops of chloroform with an equal quantity of laudanum with excellent results. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I\|Various Far from laughing at her, I told her she was quite right, and asked where she had got the laudanum. The Memoires of Casanova, Complete\|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt Where the ulcers are inflamed, warm lead water or lead water and laudanum will be found efficacious. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse\|United States Department of Agriculture British Dictionary definitions for laudanum laudanum / (ˈlɔːdənəm) / noun a tincture of opium (formerly) any medicine of which opium was the main ingredient Word Origin for laudanum C16: New Latin, name chosen by Paracelsus for a preparation probably containing opium, perhaps based on labdanum Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to laudanum anesthetic, opium, painkiller, dope, sedative, opiate, tranquilizer, heroin, merchandise, hard drug, junk, fix, hypnotic, soporific, stuff, analgesic, anodyne, downer, lenitive, somnifacient Medical definitions for laudanum laudanum [ lôd′n-əm ] n. A tincture of opium, formerly used as a drug. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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laudanum

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Origin of laudanum

Words nearby laudanum

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British Dictionary definitions for laudanum

noun

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Medical definitions for laudanum

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