BRUCINE


Meaning of BRUCINE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' brü- ˌ s ē n

Function: noun

Etymology: probably from French, from New Latin Brucea, genus name of Brucea antidysenterica, a shrub

Date: 1823

: a poisonous alkaloid C 23 H 26 N 2 O 4 found with strychnine especially in nux vomica

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