ˌekəˈnäpˌsēn, -_sə̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary echinops- (from New Latin Echinops ) + -ine
: a crystalline alkaloid C 10 H 9 NO derived from quinoline occurring in the seeds of globe thistles and having a physiological effect like that of strychnine and brucine