delphinine

[del-fuh-neen, -nin]

noun Chemistry.

a bitter, poisonous, crystalline alkaloid, C33H45NO9, obtained from various species of larkspur, especially Delphinium staphisagria.

Origin of delphinine

First recorded in 1820–30; delphin(ium) + -ine²

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Delphinine begins to brown about 102°; it becomes amber at 119°, and melts, and bubbles appear.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection
Alexander Wynter Blyth