Definition of Laudanum

1. Noun. Narcotic consisting of an alcohol solution of opium or any preparation in which opium is the main ingredient.

Exact synonyms: Tincture Of Opium
Generic synonyms: Opiate

Definition of Laudanum

1. n. Tincture of opium, used for various medical purposes.

Definition of Laudanum

1. Noun. A tincture of opium, once widely used for various medical purposes and as a recreational drug. ¹

2. Verb. To add laudanum to (a drink or the like). ¹

3. Verb. (rare) To cause (a person) to be high on laudanum. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Laudanum

1. a type of opium preparation [n -S]

Medical Definition of Laudanum

1. Tincture of opium, used for various medical purposes. A fluid ounce of American laudanum should contain the soluble matter of one tenth of an ounce avoirdupois of powdered opium with equal parts of alcohol and water. English laudanum should have ten grains less of opium in the fluid ounce. Dutchman's laudanum See Dutchman. Origin: Orig. The same wort as ladanum, ladbdanum: cf. F. Laudanum, It. Laudano, ladano. See Ladanum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Laudanum

latus rectum
lauan
lauans
lauch
lauching
lauchs
laud
laudability
laudable
laudable pus
laudableness
laudablenesses
laudably
laudanine
laudanosine
laudanum (current term)
laudanumed
laudanuming
laudanums
laudation
laudations
laudative
laudatives
laudator
laudators
laudatory
lauded
lauder
lauders
lauding

Literary usage of Laudanum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pharmaceutical Journal by Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1857)
"SUICIDE BY laudanum AND OIL OF BITTER ALMONDS. A MOST painful inquiry took place on Monday, November 17, before Mr. Wakley, the coroner, at University ..."

2. The London Medical Gazette (1846)
"FREE TRADE IN POISONS CASES OF POISONING BY laudanum. The jury, after consulting a short time returned a verdict of " Wilful murder' against Elizabeth ..."

3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1859)
"dry and comfortable as possible ; 40 drops of laudanum were administered, ... The nurse was directed to repeat 20 drops of laudanum every hour until ..."

4. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1823)
"Catf nf Poisoning by laudanum, ... For this purpose,, on Sunday, the 10th February last, he procured an ounce of laudanum from an apothecary in town, ..."

5. Thomas Sydenham by Joseph Frank Payne (1900)
"He invented or introduced a liquid form of laudanum, called by his name, the laudanum previously used having been a solid preparation. ..."

6. Reports of Decisions in Criminal Cases Made at Term at Chambers: And in the by Amasa Junius Parker (1860)
"The People. this laudanum into a glass with brandy ; I asked him if this was laudanum he was giving her, and he said yes, that the doctor had ordered it; ..."

7. Therapeutic Gazette (1894)
"of laudanum are used for one injection, the injection being exhibited after each ... R Liquid perchloride of iron, 8 to 15 grains; Sydenham's laudanum, ..."

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