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aconitine

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Main Entry: acon·i·tine
Pronunciation: &-'kän-&-"tEn, -t&n
Function: noun
: a white crystalline intensely poisonous alkaloidC34H47NO11 from the root and leaves of monkshood
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aconitine a·con·i·tine (ə-kŏn'ĭ-tēn', -tĭn)
n.
A poisonous alkaloid found in aconite, used externally as an analgesic.

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