cytisine
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Cytisine.svg/150px-Cytisine.svg.png)
Etymology[edit]
From French cytise (“laburnum”) + -ine.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɪt.əˌsiːn/
Noun[edit]
cytisine (countable and uncountable, plural cytisines)
- (pharmacology) A polycyclic alkaloid whose pharmacological activity is similar to nicotine; used in the treatment of nicotinism.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
polycyclic alkaloid
|
References[edit]
- “cytisine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “cytisine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.