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Noun: opium  ow-pee-um
  1. An addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy
    "The illegal trade of opium was a major concern for law enforcement"
     
  2. Anything that numbs or stupefies
    "Religion is the opium of the people"

Derived forms: opiums

Type of: controlled substance, narcotic

Part of: opiate

Encyclopedia: Opium