Thebaine

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A poisonous alkaloid, C19H21NO3, obtained from opium. Also called paramorphine.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A poisonous alkaloid, paramorphine, obtained from opium; not used in medicine.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A poisonous alkaloid, C19H21NO3, found in opium in small quantities, having a sharp, astringent taste, and a tetanic action resembling that of strychnine.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An alkaloid, C19H21NO3, obtained from opium. It is a white crystalline base having an acrid taste, and analogous to strychnine in its physiological effects. Also called thebaia, paramorphine.
    • Word Usage
    "Injecting salutaridine yielded a five-ringed opiate called thebaine, and injecting thebaine generated three similarly structured opiates: codeine, oripavine and morphine."
     
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