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thebaine
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thebaine, n. [So called from a kind of Egyptian opium produced at Thebes.].
A poisonous alkaloid, C19H21NO3 , found in opium in small quantities, having a sharp, astringent taste, and a tetanic action resembling that of strychnine. [1913 Webster]
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