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anabasine

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a⋅nab⋅a⋅sine

  [uh-nab-uh-seen, -sin]
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–noun Chemistry.
a colorless, poisonous liquid, C10H14N2, used as an insecticide.
Origin:
< NL Anabas(is) genus name (see ana-, basis ) + -ine 2
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Main Entry: anab·a·sine
Pronunciation: &-'nab-&-"sEn, -s&n
Function: noun
: an insecticidal liquid alkaloidC10H14N2 related to nicotine and found in tobacco and in a nearly leafless Asian subshrub (Anabasis aphylla) of the goosefoot family (Chenopodiaceae)
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