codeine

From French codéine, from Ancient Greek κώδεια (kṓdeia, “capsule of the poppy, poppy head”) +‎ -ine.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkəʊ.diːn/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkoʊˌdiːn/

codeine (countable and uncountable, plural codeines)

1. (pharmacology) An addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and antitussive; often mixed with aspirin etc.

• morphine

• “codeine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “codeine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

codeine f

1. plural of codeina

• edenico