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Write the scientific name of the source plant and the part from which opiods are extracted. What is it commonly and chemically called?
Mention the scientific name of the source plant and the part from which opioids are extracted.
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Solution
The scientific name of the plant form which opioids are extracted is Papaver somniferum (poppy plant).
Opioids are extracted from the latex of poppy plant.
Opioids are commonly called smack.
It is chemically diacetylmorphine.
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