bitter poisonous alkaloid resembling strychnine and obtained from the tree Strychnos nuxvomica: used mainly in the denaturation of alcohol. Formula: C23H26N2O4
Word origin
C19: named after James Bruce (1730–94), Scottish explorer of Africa
brucine in American English
(ˈbruˌsin; ˈbrusɪn)
noun
a bitter, poisonous alkaloid, C23H26N2O4, found in seeds of nux vomica and other related plants: used as a lubricant additive and, in medicine, as a local anesthetic