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Webster 1913 Edition


Meconic

Me-con′ic

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Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK] belonging to the poppy, fr. [GREEK] the poppy: cf. F.
méconique
.]
Pertaining to, or obtained from, the poppy or opium; specif.
(Chem.)
, designating an acid related to aconitic acid, found in opium and extracted as a white crystalline substance.

Webster 1828 Edition


Meconic

MECON'IC

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Adj.
Meconic acid is an acid contained in opium.