achilleine

English

Alternative forms

achillein (chiefly British)

Etymology

translingual Achillea +‎ -ine

Noun

achilleine (uncountable)

(organic chemistry) An alkaloid (C₂₀H₃₈N₂O₁₅) found in plants of the genus Achillea.
- 1854, John King, The American Eclectic Dispensatory, page 154:
  The two, mixed and evaporated, yield about seven ounces of achilleine.

Translations

Translations

Finnish: akilleiini
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Polish: achileina f
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Russian: ахиллеи́н m (axilleín)

Further reading

“achilleine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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