Definition of codeine
English to English noun - derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relieve pain)
source: WordNet 3.0 - 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.
source: Webster 1913
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codeine, cadene, cysteine, codon, cytidine, cetin, ctene, codiaeum, coetanean, cacodemon, cetene, cudden, cacodaemon, cadmian, coition, cadmean, cystine, chadian, costean, cydonin
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