vomicine

noun

vom·​i·​cine

ˈväməˌsēn,

-sə̇n

plural -s

1

: brucine

2

: a crystalline alkaloid C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₄ occurring with brucine and strychnine

Word History

Etymology

New Latin vomica (in nux-vomica, specific epithet of the nux vomica tree Strychnos nux-vomica) + International Scientific Vocabulary -ine

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