NARCEINE


Meaning of NARCEINE in English

/nahr"see een', -in/ , n. Pharm.

a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.

[ narcéine (1832), irreg. nárke numbness (see NARCO-) + F -ine -INE 2 ]

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