opiates is a form of:

Opiate



noun
1.
(sedative containing opium; a narcotic) The drug is an opiate ថ្នាំមានជាតិអាភៀន, Religion is an opiate គ្រឿងលួងចិត្ដ
2.
(វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) ថ្នាំមានជាតិអាភៀន, ថ្នាំសណ្ដំធ្វើពីអាភៀន
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
Originally, a medicine of a thicker consistence than sirup, prepared with opium.
2.
Any medicine that contains opium, and has the quality of inducing sleep or repose; a narcotic.
3.
Anything which induces rest or inaction; that which quiets uneasiness.
adjective
1.
Inducing sleep; somniferous; narcotic; hence, anodyne; causing rest, dullness, or inaction; as, the opiate rod of Hermes.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To subject to the influence of an opiate; to put to sleep.