'Papaverine' definitions:
Definition of 'papaverine'
From: WordNet
noun
An alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive [syn: papaverine, Kavrin]
Definition of 'Papaverine'
From: GCIDE
- Papaverine \Pa*pav"er*ine\, n. (Chem.) An alkaloid found in opium. It has a weaker therapeutic action than morphine. [1913 Webster]