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brucin

brucin is the archaic form of brucine.

Meaning of brucine

Noun

brucine (usually uncountable, plural brucines)

  1. (usually) An alkaloid related to strychnine, found in several plant species, notably Strychnos nux-vomica (nux vomica).
    Synonyms:
    brucia

Questions about brucin

What is brucin the archaic form of?
Brucin is the archaic form of brucine.

Words near brucin in the dictionary

  1. bruchins
  2. Bruchsal
  3. brucia
  4. brucias
  5. Brucie
  6. brucin
  7. brucine
  8. brucines
  9. brucipain
  10. brucite
  11. brucites

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