• (n.) 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.
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Mec'o·nin noun [ Confer French
méconine .]
(Chemistry) 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.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: mek′ŏ-nin Definitions: 1. The lactone of meconic acid, found also in Hydrastis canadensis; a hypnotic. Synonyms: opianyl
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