narceine

[ nahr-see-een, -in ]

/ ˈnɑr siˌin, -ɪn /

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noun Pharmacology.

a narcotic alkaloid, C23H27NO8, occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.

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Origin of narceine

<French narcéine (1832), irregular <Greek nárkē numbness (see narco-) + French -ine-ine²

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How to use narceine in a sentence

Papaverine, laudanosine, narcotine, and narceine are four other alkaloids found in opium.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
The precipitates produced in solutions of narceine and codeine are crystalline and very characteristic.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
Ammonia dissolves only traces of morphine; but narceine and codeine readily.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
Narceine forms good crystals, the form being that of long, four-sided rhombic prisms or fine bushy united needles.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

Crude narceine may be purified by means of the sodium salt; the latter is dissolved in alcohol and precipitated with ether.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

British Dictionary definitions for narceine

narceine

narceen

/ (ˈnɑːsiːn) /

noun

a narcotic alkaloid that occurs in opium. Formula: C 23 H 27 O 8 N

Word Origin for narceine

C19: via French from Greek narkē numbness

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