codeine en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈkəʊ.diːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkoʊˌdiːn/ (General-American)
Etymology
From French codéine, from Ancient Greek κώδεια (kṓdeia, “capsule of the poppy, poppy head”) + -ine.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) An addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and antitussive; often mixed with aspirin etc.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| codeines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
dihydroheterocodeine · paracodeine · heterocodeine · norcodeine · codeined · codide · oxycodone · codeinelike · cuprofen · apocodeine · hydrocodone · dihydrocodeinone · codeinone
Relateds
Translations (25)
pl kodeina (addictive alkaloid narcotic) · tr kodein (addictive alkaloid narcotic) · es codeína (addictive alkaloid narcotic) · sv kodein (addictive alkaloid narcotic) · nb kodein (addictive alkaloid narcotic) · gl codeína (addictive alkaloid narcotic) · fi kodeiini (addictive alkaloid narcotic) · it codeina (addictive alkaloid narcotic) · cmn 可待因 (addictive alkaloid narcotic) · io kodeino (addictive alkaloid narcotic) · nn kodein (addictive alkaloid narcotic) · pt codeína (addictive alkaloid narcotic) · ru кодеи́н (addictive alkaloid narcotic) · ca codeïna (addictive alkaloid narcotic) · hu kodein (addictive alkaloid narcotic) · mr कोडीन (addictive alkaloid narcotic) · ro codeină (addictive alkaloid narcotic) · de Codein (addictive alkaloid narcotic) · ja コデイン (addictive alkaloid narcotic) · el κωδεΐνη (addictive alkaloid narcotic) · fr codéine (addictive alkaloid narcotic) · de Kodein (addictive alkaloid narcotic) · kk кодеин (addictive alkaloid narcotic) · da kodein (addictive alkaloid narcotic) · eo kodeino (addictive alkaloid narcotic)