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codeine
[koh-deen]
noun
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
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
codeine
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 .
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of codeine1
Example Sentences
He said he lacked access to any drug stronger than codeine.
As the next 36 hours progressed so did the pain, and intravenous paracetamol and codeine were administered separately.
The complaint also accuses Metro Boomin of “excessive codeine use,” which allegedly made his behavior “much less predictable.”
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.
"I would drag myself in otherwise, on codeine, with heat patches plastered all over my body," she added.
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