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anabasine

American

[uh-nab-uh-seen, -sin] / əˈnæb əˌsin, -sɪn /

noun

Chemistry.

a colorless, poisonous liquid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , used as an insecticide.

Etymology

Origin of anabasine

< New Latin Anabas ( is ) genus name ( ana-, basis ) + -ine ²

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