codeine

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UK/ˈkəʊ.diːn/US/ˈkoʊˌdiːn/

noun

An addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and antitussive; often mixed with aspirin etc.

OriginFrench codéine →
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Meanings

nouncodeine (countable and uncountable, plural codeines)

plural codeines

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAn addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and antitussive; often mixed with aspirin etc.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
codeia

Origin

  1. Frenchcodéine
  2. Englishcodeine

From French codéine, from Ancient Greek κώδεια (kṓdeia, “capsule of the poppy, poppy head”) + -ine.

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Translations

Catalan codeïna
  • codeïnaaddictive alkaloid narcotic
Chinese Mandarin 可待因
  • 可待因 (kědàiyīn)addictive alkaloid narcotic
Danish kodein
  • kodeinaddictive alkaloid narcotic
Esperanto kodeino
  • kodeinoaddictive alkaloid narcotic
Finnish kodeiini
  • kodeiiniaddictive alkaloid narcotic
French codéine
  • codéineaddictive alkaloid narcotic
German Kodein, Codein
  • Kodeinaddictive alkaloid narcotic
  • Codeinaddictive alkaloid narcotic
Greek κωδεΐνη
  • κωδεΐνη (kodeḯni)addictive alkaloid narcotic
Hungarian kodein
  • kodeinaddictive alkaloid narcotic
Italian codeina
  • codeinaaddictive alkaloid narcotic
Japanese コデイン
  • コデイン (kodein)addictive alkaloid narcotic
Norwegian Bokmål kodein
  • kodeinaddictive alkaloid narcotic
Polish kodeina
  • kodeinaaddictive alkaloid narcotic
Portuguese codeína
  • codeínaaddictive alkaloid narcotic
Romanian codeină
  • codeinăaddictive alkaloid narcotic
Russian кодеи́н
  • кодеи́н (kodeín)addictive alkaloid narcotic
Spanish codeína
  • codeínaaddictive alkaloid narcotic
Swedish kodein
  • kodeinaddictive alkaloid narcotic
Turkish kodein
  • kodeinaddictive alkaloid narcotic
Cite this entry
APA

codeine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/codeine

MLA

“codeine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/codeine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “codeine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/codeine.

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