51Թ

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

codeine

[ koh-deen ]

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing.


codeine

/ ˈəʊ徱ː /

noun

  1. a white crystalline alkaloid prepared mainly from morphine and having a similar but milder action. It is used as an analgesic, an antidiarrhoeal, and to relieve coughing. Formula: C 18 H 21 NO 3
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

codeine

/ ōŧ′ /

  1. An alkaloid narcotic derived from opium or morphine and used primarily as an analgesic and a cough suppressant. Chemical formula: C 18 H 21 NO 3 .

codeine

  1. A drug obtained from opium or morphine that is used as a pain reliever and cough remedy.
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of codeine1

1830–40; < Greek ṓd ( ia ) head, poppy-head + -ine 2
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of codeine1

C19: from Greek ōdeia head of a poppy, from ōos hollow place + -ine ²
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

As the next 36 hours progressed so did the pain, and intravenous paracetamol and codeine were administered separately.

From

The complaint also accuses Metro Boomin of “excessive codeine use,” which allegedly made his behavior “much less predictable.”

From

Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer which has caused chaos on the streets of Philadelphia, is now being found across the pond in bootleg codeine, tramadol, Valium and Xanax.

From

"I would drag myself in otherwise, on codeine, with heat patches plastered all over my body," she added.

From

Eventually, Horton found out that her urine came back positive for codeine — an opioid pain reliever typically used in cough medicine.

From

Advertisement

Related 51Թs

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement