opiate (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *opiate*:
NOUN	artifact	opiate	a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative

opiate > pronunciation
Sounds	ow'piyaht
Rhymes	abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht...

English > *opiate*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative.
Narrower	Fentanyl, Sublimaze	trade names of a narcotic analgesic that can be inhaled and that acts on the central nervous system and may become addictive
	codeine	Derivative of opium
	heroin, diacetylmorphine	A narcotic that is considered a hard drug
	laudanum, tincture of opium	narcotic consisting of an alcohol solution of opium or any preparation in which opium is the main ingredient
	morphine, morphia	An alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium
Broader	narcotic	A drug that produces numbness or stupor
Substances	opium	An addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy
Spanish	opiáceo, opiata
Catalan	opiaci, opiata

HyperDic: opiate