n :  a nonaddicting cough suppressant C₁₈H₂₅NO that is widely used esp. in the form of its hydrobromide in over-the-counter cough and cold preparations and is a codeine analog of levorphanol lacking the analgesic properties of codeine and producing little or no depression of the central nervous system .
 
 
 
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