A person, organization, or establishment associated with another as a subordinate, subsidiary, or member: network affiliates. [Medieval Latin affÄ«liÄre, to adopt : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin fÄ«lius, son; see dhÄ(i)- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
Morphine is isolated from opium in large quantities (over 1000 tons per year), although most commercial opium is converted into codeine by methylation. Morphine acts as an anesthetic without decreasing consciousness, and it is one of the most powerful analgesics known.
The primary component of opium is 12% morphine which is an alkaloid that is often processed chemically to produce illegal drugs such as heroin. Codeine and other non-narcotic alkaloids are also found in the latex that is derived from the opium poppy plant.Opium is the main component of morphine. Traditionally, opium was obtained from the latex of the poppy plant by scoring the seed pods by hand and allowing the latex to leak out and dry up.he primary component of opium is 12% morphine which is an alkaloid that is often processed chemically to produce illegal drugs such as heroin. Codeine and other non-narcotic alkaloids are also found in the latex that is derived from the opium poppy plant. Opium is the main component of morphine.