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huperzine

huperzine noun: any of a family of sesquiterpenoid alkaloids, found in the firmoss Huperzia serrata, thought to aid memory.

Noun

huperzine (plural huperzines)

  1. Any of a family of sesquiterpenoid alkaloids, found in the firmoss Huperzia serrata, thought to aid memory.

Forms of huperzine

pluralhuperzines

Origin of huperzine

From translingual Huperzia + -ine.

Questions about huperzine

What does huperzine mean?
Huperzine means any of a family of sesquiterpenoid alkaloids, found in the firmoss Huperzia serrata, thought to aid memory.
What part of speech is huperzine?
Huperzine is a noun.
What is the plural of huperzine?
The plural of huperzine is huperzines.

Words near huperzine in the dictionary

  1. hupehsuchid
  2. hupehsuchids
  3. Hupei
  4. huperzia
  5. huperzias
  6. huperzine
  7. huperzines
  8. Hupi
  9. hupia
  10. hupias
  11. hupiro

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