codeine

UK/ˈkəʊ.diːn//ˈkoʊˌdiːn/

codeine noun: an addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and antitussive; often mixed with aspirin etc.

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Noun

codeine (countable and uncountable, plural codeines)

An addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and antitussive; often mixed with aspirin etc.

codeine meaning in Tamil, Marathi and Punjabi

codeine in Tamil

அபினி உப்பு, ஒபியம் வகை இருமல் மருந்து, கோடீன்

codeine in Marathi

addictive alkaloid narcotic: कोडीन koḍīn

codeine in Punjabi

codeine: ਕੋਡੀਨ koḍīn

Forms of codeine

plural	codeines

Origin of codeine

From French codéine, from Ancient Greek κώδεια (kṓdeia, “capsule of the poppy, poppy head”) + -ine.

Words formed from codeine

Questions about codeine

What does codeine mean?: Codeine means an addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and antitussive; often mixed with aspirin etc.
What is codeine in Tamil?: Codeine in Tamil is அபினி உப்பு, ஒபியம் வகை இருமல் மருந்து, கோடீன். See Codeine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is codeine?: Codeine is a noun.
How do you pronounce codeine?: Codeine is pronounced /ˈkəʊ.diːn/ (UK).
What is the plural of codeine?: The plural of codeine is codeines.

Words near codeine in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: codeine (page history and authors); codeine (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਕੋਡੀਨ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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