cacotheline

noun ca·coth·e·line \ kəˈkäthəˌlēn , ka- , -lə̇n \

Definition of cacotheline

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: a poisonous base C₂₁H₂₁N₃O₇ obtained as the orange-yellow crystalline nitrate by heating brucine with nitric acid

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Origin and Etymology of cacotheline

International Scientific Vocabulary cacothel- (from Late Greek kakothelēs malevolent, from Greek kak- cac- + -thelēs, from thelein to wish, will) + -ine; originally formed as French cacothéline

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First Known Use: 1846

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