noun
- Plural of narceine; alkaloid compounds found in opium and certain plants, used in pharmaceutical research.
Usage: technical; chemistry/pharmacology
Examples
- Narceines are among the minor alkaloids present in opium.
- Researchers isolated narceines from the poppy plant for further analysis.
- The chemical structure of narceines differs from that of morphine.
- Pharmaceutical studies have examined the properties of narceines in laboratory settings.