codeine
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Noun (1)
- derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relieve pain)Type of opiate, analgesic, antitussive
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Co′deine (kō′dēn or kō-dē′ĭn), noun
Origin: Gr. κώδεια poppy head: cf. F. codéine.
Chemistry 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.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54