"eserine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: eserines [plural]
Etymology: From French ésérine, from éséré, from a West African name for the Calabar bean, + -ine. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|ésérine}} French ésérine, {{suffix|en||ine}} + -ine Head templates: {{en-noun}} eserine (plural eserines)
  1. (chemistry) An alkaloid C₁₅H₂₁N₃O₂, originally extracted from the Calabar bean. Categories (topical): Chemistry Synonyms: physostigmine

Inflected forms

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