narceine

narceine
/nahr"see een', -in/, n. Pharm.
a narcotic alkaloid, C23H27NO8, occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
[ < F narcéine (1832), irreg. < Gk nárke numbness (see NARCO-) + F -ine -INE2]

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