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himbacine

himbacine noun: an alkaloid isolated from the bark of Australian magnolias, whose action as a muscarinic receptor antagonist may be useful in Alzheimer's disease research.

Noun

himbacine (uncountable)

  1. An alkaloid isolated from the bark of Australian magnolias, whose action as a muscarinic receptor antagonist may be useful in Alzheimer's disease research.

Questions about himbacine

What does himbacine mean?
Himbacine means an alkaloid isolated from the bark of Australian magnolias, whose action as a muscarinic receptor antagonist may be useful in Alzheimer's disease research.
What part of speech is himbacine?
Himbacine is a noun.

Words near himbacine in the dictionary

  1. himatia
  2. himation
  3. himations
  4. Himavat
  5. Himba
  6. himbacine
  7. himbecile
  8. himbeciles
  9. himbo
  10. himbos
  11. Hime

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