codeine

n. தூங்கவைக்கும் மருந்தாகப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் அபினியிலுள்ள உப்புச்சத்து.

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Co*de"ine, n. Etym: [Gr. cod.] (Chem.) Defn: 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.

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