brucine

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English[edit]

Structure diagram of brucine

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brucine

Etymology[edit]

From the genus w:Brucea, named after w:James Bruce who brought back Brucea antidysenterica from Ethiopia.

Noun[edit]

brucine (uncountable)

(organic chemistry) An alkaloid related to strychnine, found in several plant species, notably Strychnos nux-vomica (nux vomica).

Translations[edit]

alkaloid related to strychnine, found in nux vomica

Italian: brucina f

French[edit]

Noun[edit]

brucine f (uncountable)

brucine

Further reading[edit]

“brucine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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