Codeine

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An alkaloid narcotic, C18H21NO3, derived from opium or morphine and used as a cough suppressant, analgesic, and hypnotic.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and cough suppressant; often mixed with aspirin etc.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A white crystalline alkaloid (C18H21NO3 + H2O) contained in opium to the extent of 0.1 to 0.8 per cent. It is used as a hypnotic and to quiet coughs and pain. Also written codein, codeina, and codeia.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relieve pain)
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    painkiller    pain pill    analgesic    opiate    antitussive    anodyne   
    Variant
    codeia   
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