Around the turn of the eighteenth century,a German pharmacist poured liquid ammonia over opium and obtained an alkaloid,a white powder that he found to be many times more powerful than opium.What did he name the substance?

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Around the turn of the eighteenth century,a German pharmacist poured liquid ammonia over opium and obtained an alkaloid,a white powder that he found to be many times more powerful than opium.What did he name the substance?​

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The German pharmacist named the substance "morphium" after Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams, due to its powerful sleep-inducing properties. This substance is now more commonly known as morphine.

Around the Turn of the Eighteenth Century,a German Pharmacist Poured