- meconin
- C10H10O4; the lactone of meconic acid, found also in Hydrastis canadensis; a hypnotic. SYN: opianyl.
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Meconin — Mec o*nin, n. [Cf. F. m[ e]conine.] (Chem.) A substance regarded as an anhydride of meconinic acid, existing in opium and extracted as a white crystalline substance. Also erroneously called {meconina}, {meconia}, etc., as though it were an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
meconin — mec·o·nin … English syllables
meconin — ˈmekənə̇n, ˈmēk noun ( s) Etymology: French méconine, from mécon + ine : a crystalline lactone C10H10O4 found in opium … Useful english dictionary
meconia — Meconin Mec o*nin, n. [Cf. F. m[ e]conine.] (Chem.) A substance regarded as an anhydride of meconinic acid, existing in opium and extracted as a white crystalline substance. Also erroneously called {meconina}, {meconia}, etc., as though it were… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
meconina — Meconin Mec o*nin, n. [Cf. F. m[ e]conine.] (Chem.) A substance regarded as an anhydride of meconinic acid, existing in opium and extracted as a white crystalline substance. Also erroneously called {meconina}, {meconia}, etc., as though it were… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Opianyl — O pi*a*nyl, n. [Opianic + yl.] (Chem.) Same as {Meconin}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Opianaldehyd — (Opianylwasserstoff), eine durch Einwirkung von Ammoniak auf Opium erhaltene krystallinische Substanz, so v.w. Meconin … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
opianyl — SYN: meconin … Medical dictionary
mecon- — combining form or mecono 1. : poppy meconidium meconopsis 2. [New Latin meconium] … Useful english dictionary
mechlorinic — mechloˈrinic, a. = prec. [see meconin.] … Useful english dictionary
