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coniine

[ koh-nee-een, -in, -neen ]

noun

  1. a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.


coniine

/ -nɪɪn; -nɪn; -niːn; ˈkəʊnɪn; ˈkəʊnɪˌiːn; ˈkəʊniːn /

noun

  1. Also calledcicutineˈsɪkjʊtiːnconicineˈkəʊnɪsiːn a colourless poisonous soluble liquid alkaloid found in hemlock; 2-propylpiperidine. Formula: C 5 H 10 NC 3 H 7
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of coniine1

First recorded in 1825–35; coni(um) + -ine 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coniine1

C19: from conium + ine ²
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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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