English Explanatory Dictionary

menispermine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An alkaloid distinct from picrotoxin and obtained from the cocculus indicus (the fruit of Anamirta cocculus, formerly Menispermum cocculus) as a white, crystalline, tasteless powder.

Word forms

menispermine menispermin menispermina

Etymology

Compare French ménispermine.

Derived words

paramenispermine
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