brucine
bru·cine
noun \ˈbrü-ˌsēn\Definition of BRUCINE
: a poisonous alkaloid C23H26N2O4 found with strychnine especially in nux vomica
Origin of BRUCINE
probably from French, from New Latin Brucea, genus name of Brucea antidysenterica, a shrub
First Known Use: 1823
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