huperzine

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English

Etymology

From translingual Huperzia +‎ -ine.

Noun

huperzine (plural huperzines)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a family of sesquiterpenoid alkaloids, found in the firmoss Huperzia serrata, thought to aid memory.

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