- codeine
- A drug made from opium or morphine that is used to relieve pain and to prevent coughing and diarrhea. Codeine is a type of opiate. Also called codeine phosphate.
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Codéine — Général Nom IUPAC (5R,6S) 7,8 didehydro 4,5 époxy 3 méthoxy N méthylmorphinan 6 ol No CA … Wikipédia en Français
Codeine — Codéine Codéine Général Nom IUPAC 5R,6S) 7,8 didehydro 4,5 époxy 3 méthoxy N méthylmorphinan 6 ol No CAS … Wikipédia en Français
Codéïne — Codéine Codéine Général Nom IUPAC 5R,6S) 7,8 didehydro 4,5 époxy 3 méthoxy N méthylmorphinan 6 ol No CAS … Wikipédia en Français
CODÉINE — Alcaloïde naturel constituant de l’opium, la codéine, ou méthylmorphine, dérive de la morphine par méthylation. Elle est utilisée en médecine comme anti tussif et comme analgésique, mais cette dernière action est six à sept fois plus faible que… … Encyclopédie Universelle
codeine — alkaloid present in opium, 1838, from Fr. codéine, coined, with chemical suffix INE (Cf. ine) (2), from Gk. kodeia poppy head, related to kooz prison, lit. hollow place; kodon bell, mouth of a trumpet; koilos hollow, from PIE root *kel (see CEL … Etymology dictionary
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}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
codeine — ► NOUN ▪ a sleep inducing and painkilling drug derived from morphine. ORIGIN from Greek k deia poppy head … English terms dictionary
codeine — [kō dē′əkō′dēn΄] n. [< Gr kōdeia, poppy head + INE3] a narcotic alkaloid, C18H21NO3·H2O, derived from opium and resembling morphine, but less habit forming: used in cough medicines and to relieve pain: also codein or codeia [kō dē′ə] … English World dictionary
Codeine — For other uses, see Codeine (disambiguation). Codeine Systematic (IUPAC) name (5α,6α) 7,8 didehydro 4,5 epoxy 3 methoxy 17 methylmorphinan 6 ol Cli … Wikipedia
codeine — /koh deen/, n. Pharm. a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, C18H21NO3, obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing. Also, codeia /koh dee euh/, codeina /koh dee ee neuh/. [1830 40; … Universalium
