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narcein

narcein is the dated form of narceine.

Meaning of narceine

Noun

narceine (countable and uncountable, plural narceines)

  1. An alkaloid contained in opium, occurring as fine white, silky crystals, slightly soluble in water, used as a substitute for morphine.

Forms of narcein

pluralnarceins

Questions about narcein

What is narcein the dated form of?
Narcein is the dated form of narceine.

Words near narcein in the dictionary

  1. Narcanning
  2. Narcans
  3. narced
  4. narceen
  5. narceens
  6. narcein
  7. narceine
  8. narceines
  9. narceins
  10. narcho
  11. narchos

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