noscapine
English
Chemical structure of noscapine
Etymology
From alteration of gnoscopine.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɑs.kəˌpin/
Noun
noscapine (countable and uncountable, plural noscapines)
- (biochemistry, pharmacology) A benzylisoquinoline alkaloid obtained from plants of the Papaveraceae family, primarily used for its antitussive effects.
Derived terms
- noscapinic acid
- noscapinoid
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