Definition of: codeine

(kō′dēn, kō′di·ēn) noun Chem.
A white crystalline alkaloid, C₁₈H₂₁NO₃, derived from morphine and widely used in medicine as a mild narcotic. Also co·de·in (kō′dē·in, kō′·dēn), co·de·ia (kō·dē′ə). [<Gk. kōdeia head of a poppy]

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codeine velvet
codeine phosphate
morphine codeine
codeine dihydrocodeine
codeine morphine
codeine syrup
called codeine
paracetamol codeine
codeine tablets
codeine ethylmorphine
codeine preparations
codeine products
codeine oxycodone
codeine series
aspirin codeine

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Definition of: codeine

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