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Webster 1913 Edition


Meconin

Mec′o-nin

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
méconine
.]
(Chem.)
A substance regarded as an anhydride of meconinic acid, existing in opium and extracted as a white crystalline substance. Also erroneously called
meconina
,
meconia
, etc., as though it were an alkaloid.

Definition 2024


meconin

meconin

English

Noun

meconin (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) A substance regarded as an anhydride of meconinic acid, found in opium.

Usage notes

  • Also erroneously called meconina, meconia, etc., as though an alkaloid.