Definitions for thebaine

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thebaine the·ba·ine

Spelling: [thee-buh-een, thi-bey-een, -in]

IPA: /ˈθi bəˌin, θɪˈbeɪ in, -ɪn/

Thebaine is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 223 anagrams from letters in thebaine (abeehint).

Definitions for thebaine

noun

1. a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 19 H 21 NO 3 , present in opium in small quantities, but having a strychninelike rather than a narcotic effect.

Origin of thebaine

1890-95; New Latin thēba(ia) opium of Thebes, Egypt (alteration of Latin Thēbaea, feminine of Thēbaeus Theban) + -ine²