eserine

[ es-uh-reen, -rin ]

nounChemistry.

Origin of eserine

1
1875–80; eser- (name for the Calabar bean) + -ine2

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eserine

/ (ˈɛsəriːn, -rɪn) /


noun
  1. another name for physostigmine

Origin of eserine

1
C19 eser-, of African origin + -ine ²

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