释义 |
ceph·a·ran·thine \ˌsefəˈranˌthīn, -_thə̇n\ noun (-s) Etymology: cepharanth- (from New Latin cepharantha, specific epithet of Stephania cepharantha) + -ine : an alkaloid C37H38N2O6 obtained from the tuberous roots of a Formosan plant (Stephania cepharantha) and used experimentally in the treatment of tuberculosis |