codeine
pronunciation
How to pronounce codeine in British English:
UK [ˈkəʊdi:n]
How to pronounce codeine in American English:
US [ˈkoʊdin]
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- Noun:
- derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relive pain)
Word Origin
- codeine (n.)
- alkaloid present in opium, 1838, from French codéine, coined, with chemical suffix -ine (2), from Greek kodeia "poppy head," related to kooz "prison," literally "hollow place;" kodon "bell, mouth of a trumpet;" koilos "hollow," from PIE root *kel- (2) "to cover, conceal" (see cell). Originally codeina; modern form is from 1881.
Example
- 1. Determination of codeine phosphate in the cough syrup .
- 2. The codeine should help to ease the pain .
- 3. This peripheral mechanism of action differentiates theobromine from codeine and other centrally acting agents , and lessens its lower central nervous system side effects .
- 4. Painkiller codeine is also banned .
- 5. Antitussive effect of asverin is equal to or more powerful than that of codeine .