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noscapine

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An opiate agonist drug, C22H23NO7, that has antitussive and antitumor properties, used to treat cough and prostate cancer.

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  • noun biochemistry A benzylisoquinoline alkaloid obtained from plants of the Papaveraceae family, primarily used for its antitussive effects.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Alteration (influenced by Latin nōscere, to get to know; see notion) of gnoscopine, a racemic mixture of noscapine and its enantiomer : Greek (gi)gnōskō, first person singular of gignōskein, to know (from the fact that it was previously unknown); see gnō- in Indo-European roots + op(ium) + –ine.]

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