tropidine

noun

trop·​i·​dine

ˈträpəˌdēn,

-də̇n

plural -s

: an oily alkaloid C₈H₁₃N obtained by the chemical dehydration of tropine

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary trop- + -idine

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for tropidine

• acridine
• alkaline
• andesine
• anodyne
• anticline
• arginine
• asinine
• atropine
• benzidine
• borderline
• byzantine
• calamine