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nuciferine

nuciferine noun: an alkaloid found in the plants Nymphaea caerulea and Nelumbo nucifera, with sedative effects.

Noun

nuciferine (uncountable)

  1. An alkaloid found in the plants Nymphaea caerulea and Nelumbo nucifera, with sedative effects.

Origin of nuciferine

From translingual nucifera + -ine.

Questions about nuciferine

What does nuciferine mean?
Nuciferine means an alkaloid found in the plants Nymphaea caerulea and Nelumbo nucifera, with sedative effects.
What part of speech is nuciferine?
Nuciferine is a noun.

Words near nuciferine in the dictionary

  1. Nuchên
  2. Nuchêns
  3. Nuci
  4. nucicultural
  5. nuciculture
  6. nuciferine
  7. nuciferous
  8. nuciform
  9. nucin
  10. nucinellid
  11. nucinellids

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