protopine

protopine
pro·to·pine 'prōt-ə-.pēn n a crystalline alkaloid C20H19NO5 found in small quantities in opium and in many plants of the poppy family

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pro·to·pine (proґto-pin) 1. an alkaloid from Eschscholtzia californica, the California poppy, and many other plants; it is an anodyne and hypnotic. 2. a poisonous alkaloid from various species of perennial herbs of the genus Dicentra.

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