achilleine

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Etymology

From translingual Achillea +‎ -ine.

Noun

achilleine (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) An alkaloid (C20H38N2O15) found in plants of the genus Achillea.
    • 1854, John King, The American Eclectic Dispensatory, page 154:
      The two, mixed and evaporated, yield about seven ounces of achilleine.

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