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es⋅er⋅ine

[es-uh-reen, -rin]
–noun Chemistry.
physostigmine.

Origin:
1875–80; eser- (name for the Calabar bean) + -ine 2
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es·er·ine   (ěs'ə-rēn')   
n.  See physostigmine.

[Efik esere, Calabar bean + -ine2.]
phy·so·stig·mine   (fī'sō-stĭg'mēn')   
n.  A crystalline alkaloid, C15H21N3O2, extracted from the Calabar bean, used in medicine as a miotic and cholinergic agent and to enhance memory in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Also called eserine.

[New Latin Phȳsostigma, genus name of the Calabar bean (Greek phūsa, bellows + stigma) + -ine2.]
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Main Entry: es·er·ine
Pronunciation: 'es-&-"rEn
Function: noun
: PHYSOSTIGMINE
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eserine es·e·rine (ěs'ə-rēn')
n.
See physostigmine.

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