Chem. [f. Gr. Θῆβαι Thebes + -IA1 (after ammonia): see THEBAIC2.] = THEBAÏNE.
1857. Miller, Elem. Chem., III. 282. *Thebaia, or Paramorphia (C38H21NO6). This alkali crystallizes from its solution in alcohol or in ether, in square plates of silvery lustre, which have a styptic, acrid taste.
1869. N. Syd. Soc. Bienn. Retrospect, 443. Thebaia is the first of the opium alkaloids in toxic activity.
