terpin hydrate

terpin hydrate
/terr"pin/, Pharm.
a white, crystalline powder, C10H20O2·H2O, usually used in combination with codeine, as an expectorant.
[1865-70; TERP(ENE) + -IN2]

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  • terpin hydrate and codeine elixir — [USP] a preparation containing, in 100 mL, between 1.53 and 1.87 g of terpin hydrate and between 180 and 220 mg of codeine, prepared by dissolving 2 g codeine in a sufficient quantity of terpin hydrate elixir to make 1000 mL; used as an… …   Medical dictionary

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  • terpin hydrate — noun : an efflorescent crystalline or powdery compound C10H18(OH)2.H2O formed from cis terpene by absorption of water, obtained usually from turpentine oil or alpha pinene by hydration with dilute acids or from pine oil by steaming the residual… …   Useful english dictionary

  • terpin — A cyclic terpene alcohol, C10H18(OH)2, obtained by the action of nitric acid and dilute sulfuric acid on pine oil. t. hydrate monohydrate of t.; alleged to be an expectorant. SYN: terpinol …   Medical dictionary

  • terpin — ˈtərpə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary terpene + in : a crystalline saturated terpenoid glycol C10H18(OH)2 that is known in cis and trans forms and is obtained readily in the form of terpin hydrate called also 1,8… …   Useful english dictionary

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