pseudoconhydrine

noun

pseu·​do·​conhydrine

¦sü(ˌ)dō+

: a poisonous crystalline alkaloid C₈H₁₇NO that is found in hemlock and is isomeric with conhydrine which it closely resembles

Word History

Etymology

pseud- + conhydrine

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