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brucine

/ˈbɹuːsiːn/

brucine noun: an alkaloid related to strychnine, found in several plant species, notably Strychnos nux-vomica (nux vomica).

brucine: an alkaloid related to strychnine, found in several plant species, notably Strychnos nux-vomica...
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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

brucine meaning in Tamil

brucine in Tamil

புரூசின், புரூசீன்

Synonyms of brucine

Forms of brucine

pluralbrucines

Origin of brucine

Borrowed from French, from the taxonomic name Brucea + -ine, thus indirectly named after Scottish explorer James Bruce.

Words that rhyme with brucine

Questions about brucine

What does brucine mean?
Brucine means an alkaloid related to strychnine, found in several plant species, notably Strychnos nux-vomica (nux vomica).
What is brucine in Tamil?
Brucine in Tamil is புரூசின், புரூசீன். See Brucine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is brucine?
Brucine is a noun.
How do you pronounce brucine?
Brucine is pronounced /ˈbɹuːsiːn/.
What is the plural of brucine?
The plural of brucine is brucines.

Words near brucine in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: brucine (page history and authors); brucine (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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