How do you use Opium in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like narcotic, plus the exact meaning.
Opium in a sentence
Opium meaning
- A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.
- Anything that numbs or stupefies.
Synonyms of Opium
Using Opium
- The main meaning on this page is: A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine. | Anything that numbs or stupefies.
- Useful related words include: narcotic, controlled substance.
- In the example corpus, opium often appears in combinations such as: of opium, the opium, opium was.
Context around Opium
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 10 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Opium
- In this selection, "opium" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, raw, stop, first, trade, poppy and production stand out and add context to how "opium" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 18th century opium was found and 19 of opium by dry. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "opium" sits close to words such as adventurous, alta and arranging, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with opium
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Opium extract (extractum opii) finally can be made by macerating raw opium with water. (14 words)
Nachtrag zur Charakteristik der Säure im Opium" (Addendum on the characteristics of the acid in opium), pp. 236–241. (19 words)
Despite billions of dollars to fight opium poppy cultivation, Afghanistan is the source of 80% of global illicit opium production. (20 words)
Due to this, both the immigrant population and the social use of opium fell into decline. citation citation Yet despite lurid literary accounts to the contrary, 19th-century London was not a hotbed of opium smoking. (36 words)
In cases where pharmacists have misinterpreted DTO to mean "deodorized tincture of opium" when "diluted tincture of opium" was meant, infants have received a massive 25-fold overdose of morphine, sometimes resulting in fatalities. (34 words)
A massive destruction of opium by an emissary of the Chinese Daoguang Emperor in an attempt to stop opium imports led to the First Opium War (1839–1842), in which Britain defeated China. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
A massive destruction of opium by an emissary of the Chinese Daoguang Emperor in an attempt to stop opium imports led to the First Opium War (1839–1842), in which Britain defeated China.
As of 2008, opium was collected by farmers who were licensed to grow convert of opium poppies, who to maintain their licences needed to sell 56 kilograms of unadulterated raw opium paste.
There is Orwell (born in Bihar, where his father was a sub-deputy opium agent), Kipling (spotted touring a factory), Dickens (pro-opium trade) and Tagore (against).
Despite billions of dollars to fight opium poppy cultivation, Afghanistan is the source of 80% of global illicit opium production.
In his treaties, Udeani said that although Karl Max described religion as the opium of the masses, but that the concept had a more devastating effect on Africans than the opium.
Changing attitudes and the drug prohibition campaign Thomas Brassey was appointed the head of the Royal Opium Commission in 1893 to investigate the opium trade and make recommendations on its legality.
Chronic opium addicts in 1906 China or modern-day Iran citation consume an average of eight grams of opium daily.
Despite the historically negative view of opium as a cause of addiction, the use of morphine and other derivatives isolated from opium in the treatment of chronic pain has been reestablished.
Due to this, both the immigrant population and the social use of opium fell into decline. citation citation Yet despite lurid literary accounts to the contrary, 19th-century London was not a hotbed of opium smoking.
During this time the use of opium had little negative connotation and was used freely until 1882 when a law was passed to confine opium smoking to specific dens.
He then ordered the surrender of all opium and the destruction of more than 20,000 cases of opium in Guangzhou.
In cases where pharmacists have misinterpreted DTO to mean "deodorized tincture of opium" when "diluted tincture of opium" was meant, infants have received a massive 25-fold overdose of morphine, sometimes resulting in fatalities.
In India, opium harvested by licensed poppy farmers is dehydrated to uniform levels of hydration at government processing centers, and then sold to pharmaceutical companies that extract morphine from the opium.
Morphine is the principal alkaloid in raw opium and constitutes roughly 8–19% of opium by dry weight (depending on growing conditions).
Nachtrag zur Charakteristik der Säure im Opium" (Addendum on the characteristics of the acid in opium), pp. 236–241.
Opium extract (extractum opii) finally can be made by macerating raw opium with water.
Opium poppy cultivation in the United Kingdom does not need a licence, but a licence is required for those wishing to extract opium for medicinal products.
Opium was additionally prescribed for rheumatism and insomnia. citation During the 18th century, opium was found to be a good remedy for nervous disorders.
Opium was prohibited in many countries during the early 20th century, leading to the modern pattern of opium production as a precursor for illegal recreational drugs or tightly regulated legal prescription drugs.
Pharmacists that were found to have prescribed opium for illegitimate causes and anyone found to have sold opium without proper qualifications would be prosecuted.
Common combinations with opium
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: