ˈekgəˌnēn, -_nə̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ecgon- (from Greek ekgonos born of, sprung from, from ek out of, out + gonos child) + -ine; akin to Greek gignesthai to be born — more at kin
: a crystalline alkaloid C 9 H 15 NO 3 obtained by hydrolysis of cocaine; tropine-carboxylic acid