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brucine

[broo-seen, -sin]

noun Chemistry.

a white, crystalline, bitter, slightly water-soluble, very poisonous alkaloid, C₂₃H₂₆N₂O₄, obtained from the nux vomica tree Strychnos nux-vomica, and from other species of the same genus, resembling but not as powerful as strychnine in its pharmacological action: used chiefly in the denaturation of alcohol.

Origin:
1815–25; named after J. Bruce (1730–94), Scottish explorer; see -ine²

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brucine (ˈbruːsiːn, -sin)

—n
	bitter poisonous alkaloid resembling strychnine and obtained from the tree Strychnos nuxvomica: used mainly in the denaturation of alcohol. Formula: C₂₃H₂₆N₂O₄

[C19: named after James Bruce (1730--94), Scottish explorer of Africa]

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