narceine

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(närsē ēn′, -in)


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nar•ce•ine  (närsē ēn′, -in),USA pronunciation n. [Pharm.]
  1. Drugsa narcotic alkaloid, C23H27NO8, occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
  • Greek nárkē numbness (see narco-) + French -ine -ine2
  • French narcéine (1832), irregularly


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