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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive [syn: papaverine, Kavrin]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin papaver poppy Date: 1857 a crystalline alkaloid C₂₀H₂₁NO₄ found in opium or made synthetically that is used usually in the form of its hydrochloride chiefly as an antispasmodic for its ability to relax smooth muscle

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Papaverine Pa*pav"er*ine, n. (Chem.) An alkaloid found in opium. It has a weaker therapeutic action than morphine.