'meconina' definitions:

Definition of 'meconina'

From: GCIDE
  • Meconin \Mec"o*nin\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]conine.] (Chem.) A substance regarded as an anhydride of meconinic acid, existing in opium and extracted as a white crystalline substance. Also erroneously called meconina, meconia, etc., as though it were an alkaloid. [1913 Webster]