- gnoscopine
- An opium alkaloid, C22H23NO7, obtained by racemization of noscapine; an antitussive. SYN: dl-narcotine.
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Gnoscopine — Gnos co*pine, n. [Gr. gignw skein to know + E. opium?] (Chem.) An alkaloid existing in small quantities in opium. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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dl-narcotine — SYN: gnoscopine … Medical dictionary
opium — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. papavarine; poppy, hops, mud, the pipe (all inf.). See remedy, habit. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. opiate, soporific, dope*; see drug 2 . Derivatives of opium include: morphine, heroin, laudanum, codeine,… … English dictionary for students
