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eserine

American  
[es-uh-reen, -rin] / ˈɛs əˌrin, -rɪn /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. physostigmine.


eserine British  
/ -rɪn, ˈɛsəriːn /

noun

  1. another name for physostigmine

"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

Etymology

Origin of eserine

1875–80; eser- (name for the Calabar bean) + -ine 2

Example Sentences

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Glauber's salts may be given as a drench, or eserine may be given hypodermically.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.

Accurate reports are usually obtained more quickly by means of convex glasses or eserine.

From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.

Hypodermic injections of strychnine, eserine, or pilocarpine are useful in the treatment of this disease.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.

Calabar Bean or Physostigma.—The bean of Physostigma venenosum contains the alkaloid physostigmine or eserine, with the antagonistic alkaloid calabarine.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )

A water solution of atropine or eserine should be used for the purpose of relieving the symptoms of iritis or glaucoma.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.

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