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English
Etymology
Compare French ménispermine.
Noun
menispermine (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) An alkaloid distinct from picrotoxin and obtained from the cocculus indicus (the fruit of Anamirta cocculus, formerly Menispermum cocculus) as a white, crystalline, tasteless powder.
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