brucine
English
Structure diagram of brucine
Etymology
From the genus w:Brucea, named after w:James Bruce who brought back Brucea antidysenterica from Ethiopia.
Noun
brucine (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) An alkaloid related to strychnine, found in several plant species, notably Strychnos nux-vomica (nux vomica).
Translations
French
Further reading
- “brucine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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