Definition of Laudenum
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.
&fist; 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. U. S. Disp.
Dutchman's laudanum (Bot.) See under
Dutchman.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Tincture of opium, used for various medical purposes
Note 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. - U. S. Disp.
French
- laudanum
German
- laudanum
Latin
- laudanum
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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