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Meconin
Mec′o-nin
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
méconine
.] (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 alkaloid. Definition 2024
meconin
meconin
English
Noun
meconin (uncountable)
- (chemistry) A substance regarded as an anhydride of meconinic acid, found in opium.
Usage notes
- Also erroneously called meconina, meconia, etc., as though an alkaloid.