eserine

American

[es-uh-reen, -rin] / ˈɛs əˌrin, -rɪn /

noun

Chemistry.

physostigmine.

eserine British

/ -rɪn, ˈɛsəriːn /

noun

another name for physostigmine

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Etymology

Origin of eserine

1875–80; eser- (name for the Calabar bean) + -ine ²

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