Narcotine

CH. NO. Mpt. 176° C. An alkaloid present in opium; obtained by treating morphine with caustic potash. It crystallizes from alcohol in shining prisms. It is inert. Nares. Openings into the nasal Those opening outward are the external nares (nostrils); sac. Narci us Poetic us. IMG:content-1494.jpg:[blocks in formation] those opening into the mouth or pharynx, the internal or posterior nares.