harmaline

noun

har·ma·line | \ ˈhär-mə-ˌlēn

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Medical Definition of harmaline

: a hallucinogenic alkaloid C₁₃H₁₄N₂O found in several plants (Peganum harmala of the family Zygophyllaceae and Banisteriopsis spp. of the family Malpighiaceae) and used in medicine as a stimulant of the central nervous system

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