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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD THEBAINE

From New Latin thebaia opium of Thebes (with reference to Egypt as a chief source of opium) + -ine².
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PRONUNCIATION OF THEBAINE

thebaine  [ˈθiːbəˌiːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THEBAINE

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Thebaine is a noun.
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WHAT DOES THEBAINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Thebaine

Thebaine, also known as codeine methyl enol ether, is an opiate alkaloid, its name coming from the Greek Θῆβαι, Thēbai, an ancient city in Upper Egypt. A minor constituent of opium, thebaine is chemically similar to both morphine and codeine, but has stimulatory rather than depressant effects. At high doses, it causes convulsions similar to strychnine poisoning. The "unnatural" enantiomer -thebaine does show analgesic effects apparently mediated through opioid receptors, unlike the inactive natural enantiomer -thebaine. Thebaine is not used therapeutically, but as the main alkaloid extracted from Papaver bracteatum, it can be converted industrially into a variety of compounds including oxycodone, oxymorphone, nalbuphine, naloxone, naltrexone, buprenorphine and etorphine. Thebaine is controlled under international law, is listed as a Class A drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 in the United Kingdom, is controlled as an analog of a Schedule II drug per the Analog Act in the United States of America, and is controlled with its derivatives and salts, as a Schedule I substance of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act in Canada.

Definition of thebaine in the English dictionary

The definition of thebaine in the dictionary is a poisonous white crystalline alkaloid, found in opium but without opioid actions. Formula: C19H21NO3 Also called: paramorphine.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THEBAINE


betaine
ˈbiːtəˌiːn
coniine
ˈkəʊnɪˌiːn
cysteine
ˈsɪstɪˌiːn
footballene
ˈfʊtbɔːlˌiːn
ibogaine
ɪˈbəʊɡəˌiːn
nitrotoluene
ˌnaɪtrəʊˈtɒljʊˌiːn
polyene
ˈpɒlɪˌiːn
sparteine
ˈspɑːtɪˌiːn
toluene
ˈtɒljʊˌiːn
triene
ˈtraɪˌiːn
trinitrotoluene
traɪˌnaɪtrəʊˈtɒljʊˌiːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THEBAINE

theatricals
theatricise
theatricism
theatricize
theatrics
theatromania
theatrophone
theave
Thebaic
Thebaid
Theban
Thebe
Thebes
theca
thecae
thecal
thecate
thecodont
theDominion
thee

WORDS THAT END LIKE THEBAINE

aine
Aquitaine
Caine
chaine
cocaine
cross of Lorraine
graine
Ille-et-Vilaine
La Fontaine
Laine
lidocaine
Lorraine
Maine
migraine
mondaine
Paine
romaine
saine
Touraine
Ukraine

Synonyms and antonyms of thebaine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «thebaine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THEBAINE

Find out the translation of thebaine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of thebaine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thebaine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蒂巴因
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tebaína
570 millions of speakers

English

thebaine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

thebaine
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الثيبايين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тебаин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

thebaine
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

thebaine
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

thébaïne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Thebaine
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Thebain
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

テバイン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

테바
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Thebaine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thebaine
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

thebaine
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दॅबाइन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tebain
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

thebaine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tebaina
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тебаин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tebainei
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

θηβαΐνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tebaïen
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

tebain
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tebain
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thebaine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THEBAINE»

The term «thebaine» is regularly used and occupies the 102.951 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THEBAINE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thebaine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THEBAINE»

Discover the use of thebaine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thebaine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Encyclopedia of Addictive Drugs
Thebaine Pronunciation: THEE-buh-een (also pronounced thi-BAY-in) Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number: 1 1 5-37-7 Formal Names: Paramorphine Type: Depressant (opiate class). See page 22 Federal Schedule Listing: Schedule ...
Richard Lawrence Miller, 2002
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Pharmacognosy And Pharmacobiotechnology
the liberated alkaloid thebaine successively with chloroform. The- baine is obtained after evaportion of chloroform under vaccuo. Characteristic Features 1 . It is obtained as orthorhombic, rectangular plates by sublimation at 1 70- 180°C under ...
Ashutosh Kar, 2003
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Narcotic Drugs: Estimated World Requirements for 2007 ...
Thebaine: global manufacture, utilization and stocks,3 1986-2006 South África Spain Gerniany 3.7% Others 22.2% Canada 8.0% Islamic Republic of Iran 10.0% United Kingdom France 11.0% United States 12.9% 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94  ...
United Nations: International Narcotics Control Board, 2007
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CHROMATOGRAPHY OF ALKALOIDS, PART B: GAS-LIQUID ...
There has been an increased interest in Papaver bracteatum Lindl. because of the relatively high content of thebaine in its latex, capsules, leaves and roots, and a number of analytical methods for its quantitative determination have been ...
A. Baerheim-Svendsen, R. Verpoorte, 2011
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Poppy: The Genus Papaver
No correlation was found between the thebaine content and yield in capsules and in the roots (Levy et al., 1981). Therefore, both characteristics can be improved by independent selections and individuals with a high alkaloid content in both ...
Jeno Bernath, 2003
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
[H3O thebaine was first observed only in 1979 by Boden (308,309). Treatment of a solution of thebaine (69) in THF with n-butyllithium at —78°C gave a deep red solution of thebaine anion (309). Quenching with D20 yielded ...
‎1994
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A Comprehensive Guide to the Hazardous Properties of ...
7.10 THEBAINE Formula C19H21NO3; MW 311.37; CAS [115-37-7] Structure: CH3O CH3O N O CH3 the methyl enol ether of codeinone Synonyms: 6,7,8,14- tetradehydro-4,5- ̨-ep- oxy-3,6-dimethoxy-17-methylmorphinan; paramorphine ...
Pradyot Patnaik, 2007
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Estupefacientes: previsiones de las necesidades mundiales ...
Thebaine 63. Since 1999, thebaine has been manufactured mainly from poppy straw with a high thebaine content,20 whereas before that year, opium had been the main source for its extraction. To a much lesser extent, thebaine is also ...
International Narcotics Control Board, 2006
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The World Heroin Market : Can Supply Be Cut?: Can Supply Be Cut?
Thebaine is, like morphine, an alkaloid of opium; unlike morphine, it is not used therapeutically but is converted industrially into a variety of compounds, including the painkiller oxycodone. The INCB attempts to balance supply and demand by ...
Letizia Paoli Professor of Criminology K.U. Leuven Faculty of Law, Victoria A. Greenfield Crowe Chair Professor in the Economics of the Defense Industrial Base in the Department of Economics U.S. Naval Academy, Peter Reuter Professor in the School of Public Policy and the Department of Criminology University of Maryland, 2009
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Industrial Scale Natural Products Extraction
China UK Hungary France Czech Spain Australia Turkey Tons Figure 8.6 Quantity (in tons) of poppy straw rich in morphine (shaded) or thebaine (black) produced in 2007 in the listed countries (Source ofdata: NCBI statistics). CPS decreased ...
Hans-Jörg Bart, Stephan Pilz, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THEBAINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thebaine is used in the context of the following news items.
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Science finds alkaloid STORRage key
Poppies would continue to be grown, for opium and thebaine production, for many years, he said. “We are not taking this and saying this is an opportunity to go ... «Stock & Land, Jul 15»
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Home-Brewed Heroin On The Horizon -- A New Danger To The …
Morphine and codeine are used directly as painkillers while a third compound, thebaine, is a major ingredient for semi-synthetic opiates, including oxycodone ... «The Inquisitr, Jun 15»
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Pharmaceuticals cut Tasmanian poppy crop by 4000 hectares
Mr Williams said Tasmanian Alkaloids, which led the move away from morphine into thebaine production, was making even deeper poppy crop cuts. «ABC Online, May 15»
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GM sugar can be turned into morphine and heroin without using …
After culturing the engineered yeast with thebaine for four days, they detected morphine and codeine". However, Professor Smolke warned in Nature Chemical ... «International Business Times UK, May 15»
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Tasmania's opium poppy growers face trouble ahead
It has been a big earner for the state, which grows up to 50 per cent of the planet's legal opiates — from which morphine, codeine and thebaine can be extracted ... «The Australian, Mar 15»
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Sun Pharma to buy GSK's Opiates business in Australia
Over 90 per cent of the thebaine, codeine and morphine produced by GSK Australia is exported. “Opiates have been an important part of our Australian business ... «Business Standard, Mar 15»
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Scientists use yeast to create Morphine
After some chemical fine tuning, they can feed the yeast a precursor chemical called thebaine, and get pure morphine in return. Thebaine is also an opiate, and ... «ZME Science, Sep 14»
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DIY Opium Created From Yeast Draws on Science of Beer Brewing
Some of these steps are processes that naturally occur in the poppy plant, leading to the production of the opiates morphine, codeine and thebaine. Other steps ... «Newsweek, Sep 14»
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Now We Don't Need Poppies: Scientists Create Opiates In A Lab
Specifically, Smolke and her team took thebaine, an opiate from poppies, put it into yeast that was hacked to include genes from a bacterium that eats dead ... «Co.Exist, Sep 14»
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Poppy-free Painkillers in the Works from Stanford
By 2008, a paper published by Smolke and the team confirmed the yeast produced a precursor to thebaine. Now, the sugar developed from the yeast must ... «HCPLive, Sep 14»

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