sparteine
spar·te·ine
noun \ˈspärt-ē-ən, ˈspär-ˌtēn\Definition of SPARTEINE
: a liquid alkaloid extracted from the Scotch broom that has been used especially formerly in medicine in the form of its hydrated sulfate C15H26N2·H2SO4·5H2O
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