codeine
/ˈkəʊdiːn/noun
mass noun
1- Medicine a sleep-inducing and analgesic drug derived from morphine【医】可待因。
1.1
- An alkaloid; chem. formula: C18H21NO3.一种生物碱, 化学分子式： C18H21NO3.
词源
mid 19th cent.: from Greek kōdeia 'poppy head' + -INE4.