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anhalonium alkaloid

noun
an·​ha·​lo·​ni·​um alkaloid | \ ˌan(h)əˈlōnēəm-\

Definition of anhalonium alkaloid

: any of a group of alkaloids (as hordenine, mescaline) that are found in peyote buttons and that are used as cerebral stimulants and motor depressants

— called also cactus alkaloid

First Known Use of anhalonium alkaloid

1899, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for anhalonium alkaloid

New Latin Anhalonium, genus of cacti, from Greek an- + halōnion small threshing floor (equated with New Latin areola areole, from Latin, small open space, diminutive of area piece of level ground, threshing floor), diminutive of halōn threshing floor; from the belief that the areoles were lacking

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