'Narcotine' definitions:
Definition of 'Narcotine'
- Narcotine \Nar"co*tine\ (n[aum]r"k[-o]*t[i^]n or
n[aum]r"k[-o]*t[=e]n), n. [Cf. F. narcotine. Cf.
Cotarnine.] (Chem.)
An alkaloid found in opium, and extracted as a white
crystalline substance, tasteless and less poisonous than
morphine; -- called also narcotia.
[1913 Webster]
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