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lanthopine

lanthopine noun: an alkaloid found in opium.

Noun

lanthopine (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) An alkaloid found in opium.

Origin of lanthopine

From Ancient Greek λανθάνω (lanthánō, “to escape notice”) + opium + -ine.

Questions about lanthopine

What does lanthopine mean?
Lanthopine means an alkaloid found in opium.
What part of speech is lanthopine?
Lanthopine is a noun.

Words near lanthopine in the dictionary

  1. lanthionine
  2. lanthionines
  3. lanthiopeptin
  4. lanthipeptide
  5. lanthipeptides
  6. lanthopine
  7. lanthorn
  8. lanthorn-flies
  9. lanthorn-fly
  10. lanthorns
  11. Lanthrop

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