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co·deine

(kō′dēn′, -dē-ĭn)

An alkaloid narcotic, C₁₈H₂₁NO₃, derived from opium or morphine and used as a cough suppressant, analgesic, and hypnotic.

[French codéine : Greek kōdeia, poppy head (from kōos, cavity; see keuə- in Indo-European roots) + -ine, alkaloid; see -ine².]

codeine

(ˈkəʊdiːn)

(Pharmacology) 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: C18H21NO3

[C19: from Greek kōdeia head of a poppy, from kōos hollow place + -ine²]

co•deine

(ˈkoʊ din)

n.

a white, crystalline alkaloid, C₁₈H₂₁NO₃, obtained from opium, used chiefly as an analgesic and cough suppressant.

[1830–40; < Greek kṓde(ia) head, poppy-head + -ine²]

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Noun

codeine - derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relieve pain)

analgesic, anodyne, pain pill, painkiller - a medicine used to relieve pain

antitussive - any medicine used to suppress or relieve coughing

opiate - a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative

Translations

codeina

кодеин кодеиновый

codeine

[ˈkəʊdiːn] N (Pharm) → codeína f

codeine

[ˈkəʊdiːn] n → codéine fcode name

n [person, operation, investigation] → nom m de code

vt
to be code-named sth [operation, investigation] → avoir qch pour nom de code
an operation code-named "Condor" → une opération qui a pour nom de code "Condor"code number n → code m numériquecode of behaviour n → code m de conduitecode of conduct n → code m de conduitecode of honour n → code m de l'honneurcode of practice n [profession] → code m de conduiteco-dependency [ˌkəʊdɪˈpɛndənsi] n → codépendance fco-dependent [ˌkəʊdɪˈpɛndənt]

adj [person] → codépendant(e)

n → codépendant(e) m/fcode word codeword, code-word [ˈkəʊdwɜː^rd ˈkəʊdwɜː^rd] n

(with recognized meaning) → mot m de passe

(= euphemism) → euphémisme m

codeine

n → Codein nt

codeine

[ˈkəʊdiːn] n → codeina

co·deine

n. codeína, narcótico analgésico.

codeine

n codeína

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