APO CODEINE

n. A?p-o-ko/de?-en, Lat., apo code in a, apo code i a, Fr., apocodéine. Ger., Apocodeïn. An amorphous al loid, of the ‘composition C,gH,,NO,H,O, obtained by Matt hies on and Burnside by treating codeine with zine chloride. It has properties very similar to those of codeine. {L, 78.]