əˈnabəˌsēn, -_sə̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin Anabasis (genus name of Anabasis aphylla ) + English -ine
: an insecticidal liquid alkaloid (C 5 H 4 N) C 5 H 10 N related to nicotine and found in tobacco and in a nearly leafless subshrub ( Anabasis aphylla ) of southeastern Russia; 2-(3-pyridyl)-piperidine