narcotine

[Eng. narcotic; -ine.] Chemistry: C22H23NO7. One of the alkaloids of opium, and the first base extracted from that substance, discovered by Derosne in 1803. It forms lustrous rhombic prisms, which melt at 170°, and decompose at 220°. Insoluble in water and alkalies, but soluble in alcohol and ether. It is le poisonous than morphine, and its salts are very unstable. nar-co-tin-ic, a. [Eng. narcotin (e); -ic.] Pertaining to or obtained from narcotine.