c22h23no7

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c22h23no7 - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  opianine \o"pi*a*nine\, n. (Chem.)
     An alkaloid (C22H23NO7) found in small quantity in opium.
     It is identical with narcotine. It is present in amounts up
     to 11% in Papaver somniferum, and is used clinically as an
     antitussive. --MI11
  
     Syn: noscapine; narcosine; opian.
          [1913 Webster +PJC]