Definition of codeia. Meaning of codeia. Synonyms of codeia

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Definition of codeia

codeia
Codeine Co*de"ine, n. [Gr. ? poppy head: cf. F. cod?ine.] (Chem.) One of the opium alkaloids; a white crystalline substance, C18H21NO3, similar to and regarded as a derivative of morphine, but much feebler in its action; -- called also codeia.

Meaning of codeia from wikipedia

- the Salts of the Ammonium Bases, derived from Strychnia, Brucia, Thebaia, Codeia, Morphia, and Nicotia". Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh....
- coined by Arnold Arboretum taxonomist Alfred Rehder from the Gr**** κώδειά (codeia) - 'poppy head' with the prefix έπτά (hepta-) 'seven', giving the meaning...