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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
narcotine .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) An alkaloid (C22H23NO7) found in small quantity in opium. It is identical with
narcotine . It is present in amounts up to 11% inPapaver somniferum , and is used clinically as an antitussive.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry An
alkaloid found in small quantities inopium , identical withnarcotine .
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