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Lactucin

Lac*tu"cin\, n. [From Lactuca: cf. F. lactucine.] (Chem.) A white, crystalline substance, having a bitter taste and a neutral reaction, and forming one of the essential ingredients of lactucarium.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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