Definition of Thebeine
The*ba"ine (?), n. [So called from a kind of
Egyptian opium produced at Thebes.] (Chem.) A poisonous
alkaloid, C19H21NO3, found in opium in
small quantities, having a sharp, astringent taste, and a tetanic action
resembling that of strychnine.
The*ba"ine (?), n. [So called from a kind of
Egyptian opium produced at Thebes.] (Chem.) A poisonous
alkaloid, C19H21NO3, found in opium in
small quantities, having a sharp, astringent taste, and a tetanic action
resembling that of strychnine.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A poisonous alkaloid, paramorphine, obtained from opium; not used in medicine.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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