coniceine

noun

co·​nic·​e·​ine

kəˈnisēə̇n;

ˌkōnəˈsēə̇n,

ˌkän-

plural -s

: any of several poisonous bases C₈H₁₅N prepared from the alkaloids of poison hemlock

Word History

Etymology

German coniceïn, modification of International Scientific Vocabulary conicine coniine, modification of German koniin

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