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papaverine
[puh-pav-uh-reen, -er-in, puh-pey-vuh-reen, -ver-in]
noun
a white, crystalline, nonnarcotic, alkaloidal powder, C 2 0 H 2 1 NO 4 , obtained from opium, but not a morphine derivative and not habit-forming or addicting, used in the treatment of spasms of involuntary muscle, especially of the stomach, bronchi, and arteries.
papaverine
/ pəˈpeɪvəˌriːn, -rɪn /
noun
a white crystalline almost insoluble alkaloid found in opium and used as an antispasmodic to treat coronary spasms and certain types of colic. Formula: C 20 H 21 NO 4
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of papaverine1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of papaverine1
Example Sentences
During a shortage of papaverine, a drug used for surgery on blood vessels, the clinic produced its own version.
Street heroin contains papaverine, a remnant of the opium poppy that can be detected in the urine.
White Poppy capsules, when dried, furnish papaverine and narcotine, with some mucilage, and a little waxy matter.
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