Narcotine
An alkaloid found in the insoluble portion of opium, and forms small, colorless, brilliant crystals, which give to nitric acid an orange tint. yields Harmine, a fine red dye-stuff, also possessing basic properties.
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An alkaloid found in the insoluble portion of opium, and forms small, colorless, brilliant crystals, which give to nitric acid an orange tint. yields Harmine, a fine red dye-stuff, also possessing basic properties.