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Codeine

Co′deine

(kō′dēn or kō̍-dē′ĭn)

,

Noun.

[Gr.

κώδεια

poppy head: cf. F.

codéine

.]

(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

.

Definition 2024

codeine

codeine

See also: codéine and codeïne

English

Noun

codeine ‎(usually uncountable, plural codeines)

(pharmacology) An addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and cough suppressant; often mixed with aspirin etc.

Related terms

morphine

Translations

addictive alkaloid narcotic

Chinese:
Mandarin: 可待因 (zh) ‎(kědàiyīn)
Esperanto: kodeino
Finnish: kodeiini (fi)
French: codéine (fr) f
German: Kodein (de) n, Codein (de) n
Greek: κωδεΐνη (el) f ‎(kodeḯni)

Ido: kodeino (io)
Italian: codeina (it) f
Japanese: コデイン ‎(kodein)
Polish: kodeina (pl) f
Portuguese: codeína f
Russian: кодеи́н (ru) m ‎(kodeín)

Italian

Noun

codeine f

plural of codeina