geneserine

noun

gen·​eserine

jə̇n +

: a crystalline alkaloid C₁₅H₂₁N₃O₃ found in the Calabar bean : an N-oxide of physostigmine

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary gen- entry 2 (from Latin generare to beget, create) + eserine

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