brucine

English

Structure diagram of brucine

Etymology

From the genus w:Brucea, named after w:James Bruce who brought back Brucea antidysenterica from Ethiopia.

Noun

brucine (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) An alkaloid related to strychnine, found in several plant species, notably Strychnos nux-vomica (nux vomica).

Translations

alkaloid related to strychnine, found in nux vomica

• Italian: brucina f

French

Noun

brucine f (uncountable)

1. brucine

Further reading

• “brucine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.