Narceine

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Narceine \Nar"ce*ine\, n. [L. narce numbness, torpor, Gr. ?????:
     cf. F. narc['e]["i]ne.] (Chem.)
     An alkaloid found in small quantities in opium, and extracted
     as a white crystalline substance of a bitter astringent
     taste. It is a narcotic. Called also {narceia}.
     [1913 Webster]