l 1 a 1 u 1 d 2 a 1 n 1 u 1 m 3
8 letters · 11 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun narcotic consisting of an alcohol solution of opium or any preparation in which opium is the main ingredient
originFrom New Latin, from lādanum (“a gum resin”), from Ancient Greek λᾱ́δανον (lā́danon). Originally the same word as ladanum, labdanum, compare French laudanum, Italian laudano, ladano. Perhaps influenced by Latin laudō (“to praise”). See ladanum. Used by Paracelsus to refer to ladanum gum, and to a compound recipe containing pearls, but apparently not to any preparation of opium; this modern sense…
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Words from these letters
- ladanum 10
- alumna 8
- manual 8
- adman 8
- almud 8
- daman 8
- dunam 8
- maund 8
- undam 8
- landau 7
- manul 7
- ulama 7