opianic acid

noun

opi·​an·​ic acid

¦ōpē¦anik-

: a bitter crystalline aldehyde acid C₆H₂(OCH₃)₂(CHO)COOH obtained by the oxidation of narcotine and hydrastine

Word History

Etymology

opiane, obsolete synonym of narcotine (from opium + -ane) + -ic

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