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Codeine

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Noun

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derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relieve pain)

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Codeine

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noun
a white crystalline alkaloid prepared mainly from morphine and having a similar but milder action. It is used as an analgesic, an antidiarrhoeal, and to relieve coughing. Formula: C18H21NO3

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Codeine

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noun
a narcotic alkaloid, C18H21NO3·H2O, derived from opium and resembling morphine, but less habit-forming: used in cough medicines and to relieve pain
: also ˈcoˌdein, coˈdeia (koʊˈdiə ; kōdēˈə)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Codeine

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n.
An alkaloid narcotic, C18H21NO3, derived from opium or morphine and used as a cough suppressant, analgesic, and hypnotic.

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