Tincture+of+opium

  • 21paregoric — Camphorated opium tincture, an antiperistaltic agent containing powdered opium, anise oil, benzoic acid, camphor, glycerin, and diluted alcohol. [G. paregorikos, soothing] * * * par·e·go·ric …

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  • 22Prohibition of drugs — See also: Drug prohibition law U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in a training exercise. The prohibition of drugs through sumptuary legislation or religious law is a common means of attempting to prevent drug use. Prohibition of drugs has… …

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  • 23Prohibition (drugs) — [ Drug Enforcement Administration in a training exercise.] The prohibition of drugs through sumptuary legislation or religious law is a common means of attempting to control drug use and the illegal drug trade. Prohibition of drugs has existed at …

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  • 24Dalby's Carminative — was a medicinal product formula originally made by James Dalby of London, England, in the late 1770s. The formula claimed to aid “infants afflicted with wind, watery gripes, fluxes and other disorders of the stomach and bowels”. Ingredients… …

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  • 25De Quincey, Thomas — born Aug. 15, 1785, Manchester, Lancashire, Eng. died Dec. 8, 1859, Edinburgh, Scot. English essayist and critic. While a student at Oxford he first took opium to relieve the pain of facial neuralgia. He became a lifelong addict, an experience… …

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  • 26Alfred Lebbeus Loomis — (1831 1895) was an American physician who served as president of the Association of American Physicians. He was born at Bennington, Vermont. He graduated from Union College in 1851, studied medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New… …

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  • 27DTO — is a three letter abbreviation that can mean: Data Transfer Object, also known as Value Objects Deodorized tincture of opium Diluted tincture of opium Disruptive Technology Office Drug trafficking organization, as used by the DEA and other drug… …

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  • 28Dutchman's laudanum — Laudanum Lau da*num, n. [Orig. the same wort as ladanum, ladbdanum: cf. F. laudanum, It. laudano, ladano. See {Ladanum}.] Tincture of opium, used for various medical purposes. [1913 Webster] Note: A fluid ounce of American laudanum should contain …

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  • 29Laudanum — Lau da*num, n. [Orig. the same wort as ladanum, ladbdanum: cf. F. laudanum, It. laudano, ladano. See {Ladanum}.] Tincture of opium, used for various medical purposes. [1913 Webster] Note: A fluid ounce of American laudanum should contain the… …

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  • 30laudanum — /lawd n euhm, lawd neuhm/, n. 1. a tincture of opium. 2. Obs. any preparation in which opium is the chief ingredient. [1595 1605; orig. ML var. of LADANUM; arbitrarily used by Paracelsus to name a remedy based on opium] * * * …

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