papaverine
[puh-pav-uh-reen, -er-in, puh-pey-vuh-reen, -ver-in]
- a white, crystalline, nonnarcotic, alkaloidal powder, C20H21NO4, obtained from opium, but not a morphine derivative and not habit-forming or addicting, used in the treatment of spasms of involuntary muscle, especially of the stomach, bronchi, and arteries.
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heroin, opiate, drug, poppy, morphine, dope, hypnotic, soporific, tar, codeine, papaverineExamples from the Web for papaverine
Historical Examples of papaverine
These compounds with iodine are decomposed by ammonia and potash, papaverine separating.
Poisons: Their Effects and DetectionAlexander Wynter Blyth
Papaverine, laudanosine, narcotine, and narceine are four other alkaloids found in opium.
The Chemistry of Plant LifeRoscoe Wilfred Thatcher
papaverine
- a white crystalline almost insoluble alkaloid found in opium and used as an antispasmodic to treat coronary spasms and certain types of colic. Formula: C 20 H 21 NO 4
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Word Origin for papaverine
C19: from Latin papāver poppy
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papaverine
(pə-păv′ə-rēn′, -ər-ĭn)- A nonaddictive opium derivative used medicinally to relieve spasms of smooth muscle.
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