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sanguinarine

sanguinarine noun: a toxic benzylisoquinoline alkaloid found in the bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) and certain other plants.

Noun

sanguinarine (uncountable)

  1. A toxic benzylisoquinoline alkaloid found in the bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) and certain other plants.

Origin of sanguinarine

Sanguinaria (“genus of bloodroot”) + -ine

Words formed from sanguinarine

Questions about sanguinarine

What does sanguinarine mean?
Sanguinarine means a toxic benzylisoquinoline alkaloid found in the bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) and certain other plants.
What part of speech is sanguinarine?
Sanguinarine is a noun.

Words near sanguinarine in the dictionary

  1. sanguinarian
  2. sanguinarians
  3. sanguinarias
  4. sanguinaries
  5. sanguinarily
  6. sanguinarine
  7. sanguinariness
  8. sanguinary
  9. sanguinary ant
  10. sanguinary ants
  11. sanguine

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