Skip to main content

laudanum

/lawd-n-uhm, lawd-nuhm/US // ˈlɔd n əm, ˈlɔd nəm //UK // (ˈlɔːdənəm) //

鸦片酊,鸦片酊剂,劳丹,乌鸦嘴

Related Words

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a tincture of opium.
    • : Obsolete. any preparation in which opium is the chief ingredient.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • An hour later, I heard he was dead: that on his way to his home he had purchased a bottle of laudanum and swallowed the contents!

  • Glancing out I saw one of the calves investigating a bed of poppies as if meditating a dose of laudanum to induce sleepfulness.

  • Do not put laudanum or other remedies into the ear, other than are herein suggested, without your physician's knowledge.

  • Paregoric and laudanum, medicines sometimes given to young children, are examples of dangerous drugs that contain opium.

  • This note and a laudanum bottle were beside her when, next morning, she was found lying dead.