narcotine

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

opianine \o"pi*a*nine\, n. (Chem.)
   An alkaloid ({C22H23NO7}) found in small quantity in opium.
   It is identical with {narcotine}. It is present in amounts up
   to 11% in {Papaver somniferum}, and is used clinically as an
   antitussive. --MI11

   Syn: noscapine; narcosine; opian.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Narcotine \Nar"co*tine\ (n[aum]r"k[-o]*t[i^]n or
   n[aum]r"k[-o]*t[=e]n), n. [Cf. F. narcotine. Cf.
   {Cotarnine}.] (Chem.)
   An alkaloid found in opium, and extracted as a white
   crystalline substance, tasteless and less poisonous than
   morphine; -- called also {narcotia}.
   [1913 Webster]

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