1 echinopsine | Definition of echinopsine

echinopsine

noun
ech·​i·​nop·​sine | \ ˌekəˈnäpˌsēn, -sə̇n\
plural -s

Definition of echinopsine

: a crystalline alkaloid C10H9NO derived from quinoline occurring in the seeds of globe thistles and having a physiological effect like that of strychnine and brucine

History and Etymology for echinopsine

International Scientific Vocabulary echinops- (from New Latin Echinops) + -ine

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