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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Codeine \Co*de"ine\, n. [Gr. ? poppy head: cf F. cod?ine.] (Chem.) One of the opium alkaloids; a white crystalline substance, {C18H21NO3}, similar to and regarded as a derivative of morphine, but much feebler in its action -- called also {codeia}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: codeine n : derivative of opium; used to relieve coughing and pain
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