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the•ba•ine
Pronunciation: (thē'bu-ēn", thi-bā'ēn, -in), [key]—
n. Chem.
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C
19H
21NO
3, present in opium in small quantities, but having a strychninelike rather than a narcotic effect.
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