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menispermine

menispermine noun: an alkaloid (distinct from picrotoxin) obtained from the cocculus indicus (the fruit of Anamirta cocculus) and related plants. It is a white, crystalline powder.

Noun

menispermine (uncountable)

  1. An alkaloid (distinct from picrotoxin) obtained from the cocculus indicus (the fruit of Anamirta cocculus) and related plants. It is a white, crystalline powder.

Forms of menispermine

alternative formmenispermin
alternative formmenispermina

Origin of menispermine

Compare French ménispermine. Menispermum cocculus was the former name for Anamirta cocculus

Words formed from menispermine

  • paramenispermine

Questions about menispermine

What does menispermine mean?
Menispermine means an alkaloid (distinct from picrotoxin) obtained from the cocculus indicus (the fruit of Anamirta cocculus) and related plants. It is a white, crystalline powder.
What part of speech is menispermine?
Menispermine is a noun.

Words near menispermine in the dictionary

  1. menisperine
  2. menispermaceous
  3. menispermic acid
  4. menispermin
  5. menispermina
  6. menispermine
  7. menitrazepam
  8. meniver
  9. Menjivar
  10. Menjivars
  11. menk

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