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codeine definition

co·deine (kō′dēn′)

noun

a narcotic alkaloid, CHNO·HO, derived from opium and resembling morphine, but less habit-forming: used in cough medicines and to relieve pain
also codein co′·dein′ or codeia co·de′ia (kō dē′ə)

Etymology: < Gr kōdeia, poppy head + -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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