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