Eyaziwa nangokuthi i-morphin, iwuketshezi olunamafutha angenambala ezingeni lokushisa lasekamelweni. Iphuzu elincibilikayo -4.76℃, iphoyinti elibilayo 128.3℃. Ukuminyana 1.0005g/cm3(20℃). Inkomba ye-Refractive 1.4548. Iphoyinti le-Flash 38℃ (inkomishi evulekile). Kuhlanganiswe namanzi, i-acetone, i-benzene, i-ether, utshwala, i-ethylene glycol, i-linseed oil, i-turpentine oil, i-castor oil. Inephunga le-hygroscopic ne-ammonia.