An archaic or variant plural form of codein, the alternate spelling of codeine.
Plural of codein (alternate spelling of codeine) formed with the standard English '-s' suffix, representing older or less common pluralization patterns in chemical nomenclature.
This plural shows how scientific terminology evolves—'codeins' is an older way of handling the plural that's been largely replaced by 'codeines,' reflecting how language standards in chemistry have standardized over time.
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