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anabasine

anabasine noun: a pyridine alkaloid similar to nicotine, found in Nicotiana glauca (tree tobacco), a close relative of the common tobacco plant, formerly used as an insecticide.

Noun

anabasine (uncountable)

  1. A pyridine alkaloid similar to nicotine, found in Nicotiana glauca (tree tobacco), a close relative of the common tobacco plant, formerly used as an insecticide.

Questions about anabasine

What does anabasine mean?
Anabasine means a pyridine alkaloid similar to nicotine, found in Nicotiana glauca (tree tobacco), a close relative of the common tobacco plant, formerly used as an insecticide.
What part of speech is anabasine?
Anabasine is a noun.

Words near anabasine in the dictionary

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  8. anabasius
  9. anabathrid
  10. anabathrids
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