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thebaine

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the·ba·ine  (thb-n, th-bn)
n.
A poisonous alkaloid, C19H21NO3, obtained from opium. Also called paramorphine.
[New Latin (herba) thbaia, (herb of) Thebes, Egyptian opium (from Latin Thbaea, feminine of Thbaeus, Theban, from Thbae, Thebes, from Greek Thbai) + -ine.]
thebaine [ˈθiːbəˌiːn θɪˈbeɪiːn -aɪn]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a poisonous white crystalline alkaloid, found in opium but without opioid actions. Formula: C19H21NO3 Also called paramorphine
[from New Latin thebaia opium of Thebes (with reference to Egypt as a chief source of opium) + -ine2]


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