[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A narcotic tricyclic crystalline alkaloid, C₂₃ H₂₇ NO₈, obtained from opium or narcotine and formerly used as a painkiller.


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century; earliest use found in Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. From French narcéine from ancient Greek νάρκη numbness + French -ine