rheadine
noun
rhe·a·dine
\ˈrēəˌdēn, -dən\
variants: or
rhoeadine
\ˈrēəˌdēn, -dən\Definition of rheadine
-s
: a nonpoisonous crystalline alkaloid C21H21NO6 found in various poppies (as the corn poppy)
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Origin and Etymology of rheadine
International Scientific Vocabulary rhead-, rhoead- (from New Latin rhoead-, rhoeas —specific epithet of the corn poppy Papaver rhoeas —from Greek rhoiad-, rhoias corn poppy) + -ine
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