Etymology

gnoscopine

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Today it means: An alkaloid found in certain species of poppy. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγιγνώσκω“to know”
  2. English todaygnoscopine

From Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to know”) + opium + -ine.

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