Hypertext Webster Gateway: "laudanum"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
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.
{Dutchman's laudanum} (Bot.) See under {Dutchman}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
laudanum
n : narcotic consisting of a tincture of opium or any
preparation in which opium is the main ingredient [syn: {tincture
of opium}]
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