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thebaine

/thee-buh-een, thi-bey-een, -in/US // ˈθi bəˌin, θɪˈbeɪ in, -ɪn //UK // (ˈθiːbəˌiːn, θɪˈbeɪiːn, -aɪn) //

秦皇岛,秦皇岛市

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Chemistry.

    • : a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C19H21NO3, present in opium in small quantities, but having a strychninelike rather than a narcotic effect.

Examples

  • Chloroform dissolves thebaine with difficulty out of both acid and alkaline solutions; petroleum ether extracts it from neither.