lauđanosine

[Eng. laud an ( um ); second element doubtful, and suff.-ine. ( Chem.)] Chem .: C21H27NO4. An alkaloid discovered by He e, in 1871, in the aqueous extract of opium. It crystallizes in microscopic needles, slightly soluble in water and alcohol, but very soluble in ether and chloroform. lâu-da-năm, s. [LADANUM.] Chem.: The popular name for Tincture of Opium (q. v.). Dutchman's laudanum : Bot.: Pa iflora rubra . A Jamaica plant. The tincture of its flowers is used as a substitute for opium.