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coniine
[ koh-nee-een, -in, -neen ]
noun
- a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
coniine
/ -nɪn; ˈkəʊnɪˌiːn; -nɪɪn; -niːn; ˈkəʊniːn; ˈkəʊnɪn /
noun
- Also calledcicutineˈsɪkjʊtiːnconicineˈkəʊnɪsiːn a colourless poisonous soluble liquid alkaloid found in hemlock; 2-propylpiperidine. Formula: C 5 H 10 NC 3 H 7
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Word History and Origins
Origin of coniine1
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Example Sentences
Coniine thus prepared is a colorless oily liquid, volatile at the ordinary temperature, and has a specific gravity of 0.886.
The author has formed a number of salts from coniine thus prepared, and finds them all crystallizable and unaffected by light.
The sirup is treated with magnesia, and the coniine dissolved out by shaking up with ether.
The B method yields a less percentage of coniine than A, but of a better quality.
The riper the seeds, the greater is the percentage yield of oily coniine, and the sooner is the distillation ended.
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