narceine
a narcotic alkaloid, C23H27NO8, occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
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Papaverine, laudanosine, narcotine, and narceine are four other alkaloids found in opium.
The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred ThatcherThe precipitates produced in solutions of narceine and codeine are crystalline and very characteristic.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter BlythAmmonia dissolves only traces of morphine; but narceine and codeine readily.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter Blythnarceine 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 BlythCrude 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
narceen
/ (ˈnɑːsiːn) /
a narcotic alkaloid that occurs in opium. Formula: C 23 H 27 O 8 N
Origin of narceine
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