Codeine

Definition:

  • (n.) 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.

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codeine vs. coneine

codeine vs. thebaine

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addictive vs. codeine

codeine vs. morphine

codeine vs. opiate

codeine vs. opium

alkaloid vs. codeine