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arecoline

American

[uh-ree-kuh-leen, -lin, uh-rek-uh-, ar-i-kuh-] / əˈri kəˌlin, -lɪn, əˈrɛk ə-, ˈær ɪ kə- /

noun

a toxic alkaloid obtained from the seeds of the areca, used chiefly in veterinary medicine as an agent for killing and expelling intestinal worms.

Etymology

Origin of arecoline

arec(a) + -ol ¹ + -ine ²

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