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Dictionary » P » Paramorphine Paramorphineparamorphine --> thebaine (Science: chemistry) A poisonous alkaloid, C19H21NO3, found in opium in small quantities, having a sharp, astringent taste, and a tetanic action resembling that of strychnine. Origin: So called from a kind of Egyptian opium produced at Thebes.
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