Noscapine Definition

nŏskə-pēn
noun
An opiate agonist drug, C22 H23 NO7 , that has antitussive and antitumor properties, used to treat cough and prostate cancer.
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Origin of Noscapine

  • Alteration (influenced by Latin nōscere to get to know notion) of gnoscopine a racemic mixture of noscapine and its enantiomer Greek (gi)gnōskō first person singular of gignōskein to know (from the fact that it was previously unknown) gnō- in Indo-European roots op(ium) –ine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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