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单词 lobeline
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lobeline

[ loh-buh-leen, -lin ]
/ ˈloʊ bəˌlin, -lɪn /

noun Pharmacology.

a crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C22H27NO2, obtained by extraction from lobelia: used chiefly in the form of its sulfate or hydrochloride as a respiratory stimulant and, because of its nicotinelike pharmacological action, as an agent to discourage tobacco smoking.

Origin of lobeline

First recorded in 1835–45; lobel(ia) + -ine2 (def. 2)

Words nearby lobeline

lobed, lobe-finned fish, lobelia, lobeliaceous, lobelia family, lobeline, Lobengula, lobi, lobitis, Lobito, loblolly
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British Dictionary definitions for lobeline

lobeline
/ (ˈləʊbəˌliːn) /

noun

a crystalline alkaloid extracted from the seeds of the Indian tobacco plant, used as a smoking deterrent and respiratory stimulant

Word Origin for lobeline

C19: from lobelia
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