anabasine

noun

anab·a·sine | \ ə-ˈnab-ə-ˌsēn, -sən

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Medical Definition of anabasine

: an insecticidal liquid alkaloid C₁₀H₁₄N₂ related to nicotine and found in tobacco and in a nearly leafless Asian subshrub (Anabasis aphylla) of the goosefoot family (Chenopodiaceae)

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