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anatabine

[ uh-nat-uh-been, -bin ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 12 N 2 , obtained from tobacco.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of anatabine1

ana- + Spanish tab ( aco ) tobacco + -ine 2
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Example Sentences

Williams was trying to get help marketing his company’s new product, a nutritional supplement that contains anatabine, a close relative of nicotine found in tobacco plants that may have some anti-inflammatory properties.

Williams continues to believe in the promise of anatabine, the tobacco-based chemical that the jury found he sought to study at Virginia universities with McDonnell’s assistance.

Williams gave the McDonnells more than $170,000 in gifts and cash because he wanted their help in pressuring a state research school, such as the University of Virginia, to ask for tobacco money to study anatabine, a substance derived from tobacco.

Williams thought anatabine had miraculously curative powers and would boost his company’s profits.

In the end, the tobacco commission never got an application for anatabine.

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