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(t̸hē′bə ēn′, t̸hi bā′in)

noun

a colorless, crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, CHNO, obtained from opium and used in medicine

Origin: < L Thebae (< Gr Thēbai), Thebes + -ine: after an opium from Thebes

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noun

A poisonous alkaloid, C₁₉H₂₁NO₃, obtained from opium. Also called paramorphine.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin (herba) thēbaia, (herb of) Thebes, Egyptian opium (from Latin Thēbaea, feminine of Thēbaeus, Theban, from Thēbae, Thebes, from Greek Thēbai)

Origin: + -ine²

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