harmine

English

Etymology

From harmal +‎ -ine.

Noun

harmine (countable and uncountable, plural harmines)

1. (organic chemistry) A fluorescent harmala alkaloid belonging to the carboline family of compounds, found in harmal and certain other plants.
   • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 111:

     Harmine is a drug that stimulates the brain and produces strange visual hallucinations[.]

Synonyms

• banisterine
• telepathine
• yajeine

Derived terms

• apoharmine
• tetrahydroharmine

Anagrams

• Amrhein, Hermian, hireman