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eserines

eserines is the plural of eserine.

Meaning of eserine

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

Questions about eserines

What is eserines the plural of?
Eserines is the plural of eserine.

Words near eserines in the dictionary

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

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