Pharmaceutical Substances

noun a highly addictive narcotic drug derived from the opium poppy

• The use of opium for medicinal purposes dates back centuries.
• I heard that some people used to smoke opium in the old days.
• I can't believe he's still messing around with that opium stuff.
• Her love for him was like an addiction to opium, consuming her every thought.

noun a medicine containing opium, benzoic acid, camphor, and anise oil, used to treat diarrhea

• The doctor prescribed a dose of paregoric to alleviate the patient's severe cough.
• I heard that paregoric can help with a bad cough.
• My grandma swears by paregoric for any kind of ache or pain.
• His soothing words acted like a paregoric on her troubled mind.

noun a type of acid

adjective describing the type of acid as sour or vinegary

• Acetous acid, also known as acetic acid, is commonly used in the food industry as a preservative.
• I accidentally spilled some acetous acid on my shirt while cooking dinner.
• Some people call acetous acid 'vinegar' because of its sour taste.
• Her words were like acetous acid, causing a sour reaction among the group.

adjective referring to or characteristic of aconite, a poisonous plant

• The aconital alkaloids found in certain plants can be toxic if ingested.
• I heard that aconital plants are poisonous, so be careful around them.
• Don't touch those aconital flowers, they're bad news.
• His words were like aconital poison, spreading toxicity wherever they landed.