prosophylline

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English

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Etymology

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From translingual Prosopis +‎ Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, leaf) +‎ -ine.

Noun

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prosophylline (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A particular piperidine alkaloid found in the leaves of mesquite plants (of the genus Prosopis)