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delphinine

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del⋅phi⋅nine

  [del-fuh-neen, -nin]
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–noun Chemistry.
a bitter, poisonous, crystalline alkaloid, C33H45NO9, obtained from various species of larkspur, esp. Delphinium staphisagria.
Origin:
1820–30; delphin(ium) + -ine 2
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Main Entry: del·phi·nine
Pronunciation: 'del-f&-"nEn, -n&n
Function: noun
: a poisonous crystalline alkaloidC33H45NO9 obtained especially from seeds of the stavesacre
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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