Etymology

meconidine

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Today it means: A rare alkaloid found in opium, extracted as a yellow amorphous substance which is easily decomposed. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μήκων
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromμήκων“poppy”
  2. English todaymeconidine

From Ancient Greek μήκων (mḗkōn, “poppy”) -ine

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekμήκων all →

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