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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
MECONIC
a.
Meconic
acid
is
an
acid
contained
in
opium.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MECONIC
Me
*
con
"
ic,
a.
Etym:
[
Gr.
méconique.]
Defn: Pertaining
to,
or
obtained
from,
the
poppy
or
opium;
specif.
(
Chem.
),
designating
an
acid
related
to
aconitic
acid,
found
in
opium
and
extracted
as
a
white
crystalline
substance.