Codeine
Pronunciation : Co*de"ine
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. cod.] (Chem.)
Definition : Defn: One of the opium alkaloids; a white crystalline substance, C18H21NO3, similar to and regarded as a derivative of morphine, but much feebler in its action; -- called also codeia.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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