MECONIC

Etymology 1

Adjective

meconic (not comparable)

(medicine) Of or pertaining to meconium.

Etymology 2

Adjective

meconic (not comparable)

(rare) Of or pertaining to opium poppies (mecon).

Source: Wiktionary


Me*con"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. méconique.]

Definition: Pertaining to, or obtained from, the poppy or opium; specif. (Chem.), designating an acid related to aconitic acid, found in opium and extracted as a white crystalline substance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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