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MECONIN
Etymology
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.
Anagrams
• Comneni
Source: Wiktionary
Mec"o*nin, n. Etym: [Cf. F. méconine.] (Chem.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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