(noun) 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.
Codeine tanım:
Kelime: co·deine Söyleniş:'kO-"dEn İşlev:noun Kökeni: French codéine, from Greek kOdeia poppyhead : a morphine derivative C18H21NO3·H2O that is found in opium, is weaker in action than morphine, and is used especially in cough remedies