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cryptopine definition

crypto·pine (krip′tō pēn′, -pin′, -tə-)

noun

a poisonous alkaloid, CHNO, found in opium

Etymology: crypt(o)- + op(ium) + -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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