terpin hydrate

[tur-pin]

noun Pharmacology.

a white, crystalline powder, C10H20O2⋅H2O, usually used in combination with codeine, as an expectorant.

Origin of terpin hydrate

First recorded in 1865–70; terp(ene) + -in²

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