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codeina - 1 dictionary result

co⋅deine

[koh-deen]
–noun Pharmacology.
a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, C18H21NO3, obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing.
Also, co⋅de⋅ia [koh-dee-uh] , co⋅de⋅i⋅na [koh-dee-ee-nuh] .


Origin:
1830–40; < Gk kde(ia) head, poppy-head + -ine 2
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