ˈn(y)üˌrēn, ˈn(y)u̇rə̇n noun
also neu·rin ˈn(y)u̇rə̇n
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary neur- + -ine or -in
: a syrupy poisonous quaternary ammonium hydroxide CH 2 . CHN(CH 3 ) 3 OH that has a fishy odor, that is obtained especially from animal sources (as brain, bile, egg yolk), and that is formed by dehydration of choline (as by boiling with barium hydroxide solution and in the putrefaction of flesh)