thebaine.
/thee-buh-een, thi-bey-een, -in/US // ˈθi bəˌin, θɪˈbeɪ in, -ɪn //UK // (ˈθiːbəˌiːn, θɪˈbeɪiːn, -aɪn) //
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Definitions
n.noun · 名词
- 1.
Chemistry.
- ›a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C19H21NO3, present in opium in small quantities, but having a strychninelike rather than a narcotic effect.
Examples
Chloroform dissolves thebaine with difficulty out of both acid and alkaline solutions; petroleum ether extracts it from neither.
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