n. An alkaloid, C19H21NO3, obtained from the opium poppy and used in the manufacture of oxycodone and other opioids. Also called paramorphine. [New Latin (herba) thēbaia, (herb of) Thebes, Egyptian opium (from Latin Thēbaea, feminine of Thēbaeus, Theban, from Thēbae, Thebes, from Greek Thēbai) + -INE2.] |
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