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codeine

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Codeine \Co*de"ine\, n. [Gr. ? poppy head: cf. F. cod?ine.]
   (Chem.)
   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}.

Source : WordNet®

codeine
     n : derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve
         coughing) and an analgesic (to relive pain)
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