English Explanatory Dictionary

festucine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a straw colour; greenish-yellow.
noun
  1. Loline, an alkaloid with the formula C₈H₁₄N₂O.

Word forms

festucine more festucine most festucine

Etymology

From Latin festula (“stalk, straw”). Compare fescue. The chemical is called "festucine" because it is found in Festuca.

Related words

norloline lolidine
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