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eserine

eserine noun: an alkaloid C₁₅H₂₁N₃O₂, originally extracted from the Calabar bean.

Noun

eserine (plural eserines)

  1. An alkaloid C₁₅H₂₁N₃O₂, originally extracted from the Calabar bean.
    • Thomas Fraser (1841–1920) isolated the alkaloid eserine and made the important discovery that another alkaloid, atropine, blocked some of eserine’s actions.1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 323
    Synonyms:
    physostigmine

eserine meaning in Tamil

eserine in Tamil

எசரீன்

Synonyms of eserine

Forms of eserine

pluraleserines

Origin of eserine

From French ésérine, from éséré, from a West African name for the Calabar bean, + -ine.

Questions about eserine

What does eserine mean?
Eserine means an alkaloid C₁₅H₂₁N₃O₂, originally extracted from the Calabar bean.
What is eserine in Tamil?
Eserine in Tamil is எசரீன். See Eserine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is eserine?
Eserine is a noun.
What is the plural of eserine?
The plural of eserine is eserines.

Words near eserine in the dictionary

  1. esemplasy
  2. Esen
  3. eseptate
  4. Eser
  5. eseridine
  6. eserine
  7. eserines
  8. eseroline
  9. eses
  10. esexual
  11. ESF

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