CODEINE


Meaning of CODEINE in English

co ‧ deine /ˈkəʊdiːn $ ˈkoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: codéine , from Greek kodeia 'seed case of a poppy' ; because it is made from a drug obtained from poppies ]

a drug used to stop pain

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.