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harmine

harmine noun: a fluorescent harmala alkaloid belonging to the carboline family of compounds, found in harmal and certain other plants.

Noun

harmine (countable and uncountable, plural harmines)

  1. A fluorescent harmala alkaloid belonging to the carboline family of compounds, found in harmal and certain other plants.
    • Harmine is a drug that stimulates the brain and produces strange visual hallucinations[.]1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 111

Synonyms of harmine

Forms of harmine

pluralharmines

Origin of harmine

From harmal + -ine.

Words formed from harmine

Questions about harmine

What does harmine mean?
Harmine means a fluorescent harmala alkaloid belonging to the carboline family of compounds, found in harmal and certain other plants.
What part of speech is harmine?
Harmine is a noun.
What is the plural of harmine?
The plural of harmine is harmines.

Words near harmine in the dictionary

  1. Harmi
  2. harmika
  3. harmikas
  4. harmin
  5. Harminder
  6. harmine
  7. harmines
  8. harming
  9. harming a fly
  10. harming a hair on someone's head
  11. Harmis

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