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laudanum
laudanum , tincture, or alcoholic solution, of opium , first compounded by Paracelsus in the 16th cent. Not then known to be addictive, the preparation was widely used up through the 19th cent. to treat a variety of disorders. Many literary and artistic figures, including Coleridge, Poe, Moussorgsky, and De Quincey, are known to have been addicted. |
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"laudanum." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "laudanum." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-laudanum.html "laudanum." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-laudanum.html |
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laudanum XVI — modL. laudanum, Paracelsus's name for a medicament for which he gives a pretended prescription of costly ingredients but which was early suspected to contain opium, whence the gen. application to opiate preparations; perh. alt. of LADANUM.
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T. F. HOAD. "laudanum." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "laudanum." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-laudanum.html T. F. HOAD. "laudanum." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-laudanum.html |
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lau·da·num / ˈlôdn-əm; ˈlôdnəm/ • n. an alcoholic solution containing morphine, prepared from opium and formerly used as a narcotic painkiller. |
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"laudanum." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "laudanum." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-laudanum.html "laudanum." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-laudanum.html |
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laudanum (lawd-nŭm) n. a hydroalcoholic solution containing 1% morphine, prepared from macerated raw opium. It was formerly widely used as an opioid analgesic, taken by mouth.
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"laudanum." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "laudanum." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-laudanum.html "laudanum." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-laudanum.html |
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laudanum •minimum • maximum • optimum
•chrysanthemum, helianthemum
•cardamom • Pergamum • sesamum
•per annum • magnum • damnum
•Arnhem, Barnum
•envenom, venom
•interregnum • Cheltenham • arcanum
•duodenum, plenum
•platinum • antirrhinum • Bonham
•summum bonum • Puttnam
•ladanum • molybdenum • laudanum
•origanum, polygonum
•organum • tympanum
•laburnum, sternum
•gingham • Gillingham • Birmingham
•Cunningham • Walsingham
•Nottingham • wampum • carom
•Abram • panjandrum • tantrum
•angstrom • alarum • candelabrum
•plectrum, spectrum
•arum, harem, harum-scarum, Sarum
•sacrum, simulacrum
•maelstrom • cerebrum • pyrethrum
•Ingram
•sistrum, Tristram
•Hiram
•grogram, pogrom
•nostrum, rostrum
•cockalorum, decorum, forum, jorum, Karakoram, Karakorum, Mizoram, pons asinorum, quorum
•wolfram • fulcrum • Durham
•conundrum • buckram • lustrum
•serum, theorem
•labarum • marjoram • pittosporum
•Rotherham • Bertram
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"laudanum." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "laudanum." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-laudanum.html "laudanum." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-laudanum.html |
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