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brucine |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Brucine \Bru"cine\, n. [Cf. F. brucine, fr James Bruce, a Scottish traveler.] (Chem.) A powerful vegetable alkaloid, found associated with strychnine, in the seeds of different species of {Strychnos}, especially in the {Nux vomica}. It is less powerful than strychnine. Called also {brucia} and {brucina}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: brucine n : a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica
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