morphinan
/ˈmɔːfɪnan/ /ˈmɔːfɪnən/(also morphinane) Pharmacology
noun
An oily liquid imine, C16H21N, whose tetracyclic structure is the basis of that of morphine and related alkaloids.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Chemical Abstracts. From German Morphinan from Morphin + -an.
- methylbenzene
- methyl bromide
- methylcellulose
- methyl chloride
- methylchloroform
- methylcholanthrene
- methyl cyanide
- methyldopa
- methylene
- methylene azure
- methylene blue
- methylene chloride
- methylene dichloride
- methylene violet
- methyl ether
- methyl ethyl ketone
- methylglyoxal
- methyl green
- methylic
- methyl isobutyl ketone
- methyl isocyanate
- methyl isocyanide
- methylmalonate
- methylmalonic
- methylmalonyl