eserine

noun

es·er·ine ˈe-sə-ˌrēn

: physostigmine

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French ésérine

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1879, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of eserine was in 1879

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eserine

noun

es·er·ine ˈes-ə-ˌrēn

: physostigmine

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