cytisine

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] French cytise (“laburnum”) +‎ -ine

Noun

cytisine (usually uncountable, plural cytisines)

1. (chemistry) A polycyclic alkaloid whose pharmacological activity is similar to nicotine; used in the treatment of nicotinism.

Synonyms

• baptitoxine
• sophorine

Translations

polycyclic alkaloid

• Spanish: citisina f
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Anagrams

• syenitic