hordenine

noun

hor·​de·​nine

-dəˌnēn,

-nə̇n

plural -s

: a crystalline alkaloid HOC₆H₄CH₂CH₂N(CH₃)₂ found in germinating barley and in mescal

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary horden- (from Latin hordeum) + -ine; originally formed in French

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Rhymes for hordenine

• acrolein
• adenine
• alkylene
• aniline
• anthracene
• aquiline
• asphaltene
• atlantean
• atrazine
• butadiene
• butylene
• caesarean