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codeine (medicine)


codeine
<chemical> An opioid analgesic related to morphine but with less potent analgesic properties and mild sedative effects. It also acts centrally to suppress cough.

Pharmacological action: analgesics, opioid, antitussive agents, narcotics.

Chemical name: Morphinan-6-ol, 7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-3-methoxy-17-methyl-, (5alpha,6alpha)-


nitrocarbol (medicine)


nitrocarbol
<chemistry> See Nitromethane.

Origin: Nitro- + carbon + L. Oleum oil.

Source: Websters Dictionary