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vomicine

noun
vom·​i·​cine | \ ˈväməˌsÄ“n, -sə̇n\
plural -s

Definition of vomicine

1 : brucine
2 : a crystalline alkaloid C22H24N2O4 occurring with brucine and strychnine

History and Etymology for vomicine

New Latin vomica (in nux-vomica, specific epithet of the nux vomica tree Strychnos nux-vomica) + International Scientific Vocabulary -ine

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