nar|ce|ine

nar|ce|ine
nar|ce|ine «NAHR see een, -ihn», noun.
a bitter, white, crystalline alkaloid obtained from opium, formerly used as a substitute for morphine. Formula: C23H27NO8•3H2O
[< French narcéine < Greek nárkē numbness + French -ine -ine2]

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  • ine — an·ser·ine; ber·ber·ine; ber·nard·ine; ex·am·ine; gam·ine; nec·tar·ine; nick·el·ine; opal·ine; pas·ser·ine; pi·er·ine; po·ner·ine; sap·phir·ine; tan·ger·ine; tras·tev·er·ine; ac·i·pen·ser·ine; ad·am·ine; ae·gir·ine; alex·ine; co·balt·ine;… …   English syllables

  • narceine — nar·ce·ine …   English syllables

  • ce — ce·ruse; ce·rus·site; ce·ryl; ce·sar·e·vich; ce·sa·ro·lite; ce·si·um; ce·sto·des; ce·ta·cea; ce·ta·ceous; ce·ta·ce·um; ce·ta·ce·um; ce·tane; ce·tene; ce·te·ris; ce·tin; ce·ti·o·sau·rus; ce·tol·o·gy; ce·to·mi·mid; ce·to·mim·i·dae; ce·to·mor·pha;… …   English syllables

  • narceine — An alkaloid of opium; C23H27NO8. Ethylnarceine is a narcotic, analgesic, and antitussive. * * * nar·ce·ine när sē .ēn, ən n a bitter crystalline narcotic amphoteric alkaloid C23H27NO8 found in opium and also obtainable from narcotine …   Medical dictionary

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  • Narceine — Nar ce*ine, n. [L. narce numbness, torpor, Gr. ?????: cf. F. narc[ e][ i]ne.] (Chem.) An alkaloid found in small quantities in opium, and extracted as a white crystalline substance of a bitter astringent taste. It is a narcotic. Called also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • narcotoline — nar·co·tol·ine när kə .tȯl .ēn, .tōl , ən n a crystalline alkaloid C21H21NO7 found in the seed capsules of the opium poppy …   Medical dictionary

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