Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A colorless alkaloid. C23H25O4N, contained in opium. It crystallizes in microscopic prisms, melting at about 200° C.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) An alkaloid found in opium in small quantities, and extracted as a white crystalline substance.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry, archaic An
alkaloid found inopium .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek λανθάνω (lanthano, "escape notice") + opium + -ine
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