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swainsonine

swainsonine noun: an indolizidine alkaloid, found in various Swainsona and other species (including locoweed), which disrupts the nervous system.

Noun

swainsonine (uncountable)

  1. An indolizidine alkaloid, found in various Swainsona and other species (including locoweed), which disrupts the nervous system.

Origin of swainsonine

Swainsona + -ine

Questions about swainsonine

What does swainsonine mean?
Swainsonine means an indolizidine alkaloid, found in various Swainsona and other species (including locoweed), which disrupts the nervous system.
What part of speech is swainsonine?
Swainsonine is a noun.

Words near swainsonine in the dictionary

  1. Swainson's thrush
  2. Swainson's thrushes
  3. Swainson-pea
  4. swainsona
  5. swainsonas
  6. swainsonine
  7. Swainsonpea
  8. Swainsthorpe
  9. Swainston
  10. Swainstons
  11. swaip

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