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eryth·ro·phle·ine
variants:
or chiefly British erythrophloeine \ i-ˌrith-rə-ˈflē-ən 
, -ˈflē-ˌēn \
, -ˈflē-ˌēn \Medical Definition of erythrophleine
: a white crystalline very poisonous alkaloid C24H39NO5 extracted especially from sassy bark
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