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thebaine

US/ˈθibəˌin/

thebaine noun: a poisonous alkaloid, paramorphine, obtained from opium; not used in medicine.

Noun

thebaine (uncountable)

  1. A poisonous alkaloid, paramorphine, obtained from opium; not used in medicine.

thebaine meaning in Tamil

thebaine in Tamil

திபேயின்

Forms of thebaine

alternative form (archaic)thebain
alternative form (archaic)thebaia

Origin of thebaine

From Ancient Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai, “Thebes”)

Words formed from thebaine

Questions about thebaine

What does thebaine mean?
Thebaine means a poisonous alkaloid, paramorphine, obtained from opium; not used in medicine.
What is thebaine in Tamil?
Thebaine in Tamil is திபேயின். See Thebaine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is thebaine?
Thebaine is a noun.
How do you pronounce thebaine?
Thebaine is pronounced /ˈθibəˌin/ (US).

Words near thebaine in the dictionary

  1. thebaia
  2. Thebaic
  3. Thebaics
  4. Thebaid
  5. thebain
  6. thebaine
  7. Thebais
  8. thebaism
  9. Theban
  10. Theban alphabet
  11. Theban year

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Adapted from Wiktionary: thebaine (page history and authors); thebaine (Tamil Wiktionary) (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.

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