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meconic, a. [Gr. belonging to the poppy, fr. the poppy: cf. F. méconique.].

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. [1913 Webster]

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