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1913
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Lanthopine
Lan′tho-pine
,
Noun.
[Gr.
λανθάνειν
to lie hid + E.
op
ium.]
(Chem.)
An alkaloid found in opium in small quantities, and extracted as a white crystalline substance.
Definition
2024
lanthopine
lanthopine
English
Noun
lanthopine
(
uncountable
)
(
organic chemistry
,
archaic
)
An
alkaloid
found in
opium
.
Etymology
From
Ancient Greek
λανθάνω
(
lanthánō
,
“
escape notice
”
)
+
opium
+
-ine
.
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