laudanine

Meanings

• noun

  A yellowish-brown crystalline compound, C14H16N2O2, used as a bittering agent and in the preparation of certain medicinal solutions, especially tincture of opium.

  - "Laudanine is a common ingredient in tincture of opium."
  - "The bitter taste of the medicine comes from the laudanine."

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Variants

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laden , ladened , ladening , ladens

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Etymology

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From laudanum, the opium solution in which it is found.

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Trivia

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1. Laudanine was widely used in the 19th century as a bittering agent in various medicinal preparations.

2. Laudanine is also known as 'solutions of opium' or 'opium solution' due to its presence in tincture of opium.

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1. Opium: Laudanine is a major component of opium, a natural substance obtained from the poppy plant.

2. Tincture of opium: A medicinal solution made by soaking opium in alcohol, which contains laudanine and other alkaloids.

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Culture

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Laudanine has a significant cultural and historical importance due to its association with opium and medicinal use. It was commonly used in tincture of opium, a popular medicinal remedy during the 19th century.

How to Memorize "laudanine"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a yellowish-brown crystal representing laudanine.

2. associate
   

   - Associate laudanine with the bitter taste of medicinal solutions and opium.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that laudanine is a bitter compound found in opium.

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