rhoeadine
/ˈriːədiːn/(also rheadin, rheadine, rhoeadin) Chemistry
noun
A mildly toxic alkaloid present in the seed capsules of the corn poppy.
- Rhoeadine has a polycyclic molecule with six fused rings. Formula: C21H21NO6..
Origin
Mid 19th century (in an earlier sense). From French rhoeadine from Hellenistic Greek ῥοιαδ-, ῥοιάς corn poppy + French -ine, after scientific Latin rhoeas, specific epithet (Linnaeus Species plantarum I. 507).