meconic

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meconic (chem.) epithet of an acid obtained from opium. XIX. f. Gr. mḗkōn poppy + -IC.
So meconium † opium XVII; first faeces of a newborn infant (from its dark colour likened to opium juice) XVIII. — L. — Gr. mēkṓneion, f. mḗkōn.

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