Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An alkaloid narcotic, C18H21NO3, derived from opium or morphine and used as a cough suppressant, analgesic, and hypnotic.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A white crystalline alkaloid (C18H21NO3 + H2O) contained in opium to the extent of 0.1 to 0.8 per cent. It is used as a hypnotic and to quiet coughs and pain. Also written codein, codeina, and codeia.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) One of the opium alkaloids; a white crystalline substance, C18H21NO3, similar to and regarded as a derivative of morphine, but much feebler in its action; -- called also
codeia .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun pharmacology An
addictive alkaloid narcotic derived fromopium and used as ahypnotic ,analgesic andcough suppressant ; often mixed withaspirin etc.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relieve pain)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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With heroin supplies running extremely low thanks to the efforts to quash exports out of Afghanistan, Russian chemists have developed the new drug made from household items like codeine, which is available over the counter in Russia.
Forbes.com: News E.D. Kain 2011
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Lil Wayne-endorsed "drank" of champions called codeine haha
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She succeeded using leading-edge genomics techniques that helped her sort through up to 23,000 different genes and ultimately find a gene called codeine O-dementhylase (CODM) that produces the plant enzyme converting codeine into morphine.
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Nicotine is a highly addictive substance -- in the same category as opiate drugs such as codeine and heroin.
Elliot Wineburg MD: Cigarette Tax Goes Up, But Will Smokers Quit? 2010
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Nicotine is a highly addictive substance -- in the same category as opiate drugs such as codeine and heroin.
Elliot Wineburg MD: Cigarette Tax Goes Up, But Will Smokers Quit? 2010
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At the same time, their pain tends to resist treatment, so they often end up taking opioids, such as codeine or hydrocodone Vicodin and others, including generics, which are strong painkillers and should be a last resort.
People with depression get strong painkillers, but do they work? 2009
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Of those deaths, 21 percent were linked to pain relievers, especially narcotic ones such as codeine, morphine, and oxycodone.
Narcotic medicine can be deadly after spinal-fusion surgery 2009
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At the same time, their pain tends to resist treatment, so they often end up taking opioids, such as codeine or hydrocodone (Vicodin and others, including generics), which are strong painkillers and should be a last resort.
People with depression get strong painkillers, but do they work? 2009
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Of those deaths, 21 percent were linked to pain relievers, especially narcotic ones such as codeine, morphine, and oxycodone.
Narcotic medicine can be deadly after spinal-fusion surgery 2009
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Q Further on the question of pain -- is the President taking any pain medication such as codeine to address the question of his comfort?
Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry From Helsinki ITY National Archives 1997
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