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aporphine
noun
ap·or·phine
\ˈaˌpȯrˌfēn, ˈapərˌ-; (ˈ)aˈpȯrˌ-\
Definition of aporphine
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: a synthetic alkaloid C17H17N regarded as the parent from which morphine, bulbocapnine, and related alkaloids are derived
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Origin and Etymology of aporphine
International Scientific Vocabulary apo- + morphine
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