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From nico(tinate) + morphine.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The 3,6-dinicotinate ester of morphine, a strong opioid agonist analgesic two to three times as potent as morphine. Full definition →
From nico(tinate) + morphine.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.