yohimbine

English

Chemical structure of yohimbine

Etymology

From yohimbe +‎ -ine.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /jəʊˈhɪm.biːn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /joʊˈhɪmˌbiːn/

Noun

yohimbine (countable and uncountable, plural yohimbines)

1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A toxic crystalline compound obtained from the bark of the yohimbe tree, used as an adrenergic blocking agent and also as an aphrodisiac in the treatment of impotence.

Related terms

• yohimbic acid

References

• “yohimbine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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French

Noun

yohimbine f (plural yohimbines)

1. yohimbine

Further reading

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