( n. )
An alkaloid found in small quantities in opium, and extracted as a white crystalline substance of a bitter astringent taste. It is a narcotic. Called also narceia.
( n. )
An alkaloid found in small quantities in opium, and extracted as a white crystalline substance of a bitter astringent taste. It is a narcotic. Called also narceia.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012