codeine
Plural: codeines
Noun
- A narcotic pain reliever and cough suppressant derived from opium.
- derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relieve pain)
- An addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and antitussive; often mixed with aspirin etc.
Examples
- Despite being a long word, CODEINE scored poorly due to its common letters.
Origin / Etymology
From French codéine, from Ancient Greek κώδεια (kṓdeia, “capsule of the poppy, poppy head”) + -ine.
Scrabble Score: 10
codeine: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcodeine: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
codeine: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
codeine: valid Words With Friends Word