different between codeine vs thebaine

English

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

codeine (countable and uncountable, plural codeines)

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

“codeine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
“codeine”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

codeine f

thebaine (uncountable)

(toxicology) A poisonous alkaloid, paramorphine, obtained from opium; not used in medicine.

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