meconic

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meconic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Meconic \Me*con"ic\, a. [Gr. ? belonging to the poppy, fr. ? the
     poppy: cf. F. m['e]conique.]
     Pertaining to, or obtained from, the poppy or opium; specif.
     (Chem.), designating an acid related to aconitic acid, found
     in opium and extracted as a white crystalline substance.
     [1913 Webster]