menispermine
/mɛnɪˈspəːmiːn/Chemistry
noun
A colourless crystalline alkaloid, C18H24N2O2, obtained from the fruit of cocculus indicus, Anamirta (formerly Menispermum) cocculus, and the moonseed, Menispermum canadense.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. From scientific Latin Menispermum + -ine. Compare French ménispermine.
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