cryptopine

English

Etymology

crypt- +‎ opium +‎ -ine

Noun

cryptopine (countable and uncountable, plural cryptopines)

(organic chemistry) A colorless crystalline alkaloid obtained in small quantities from poppies.

References

“cryptopine”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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