coniine
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Coniin_-_Coniine.svg/220px-Coniin_-_Coniine.svg.png)
Etymology
[edit]Ancient Greek [Term?] (“hemlock”)
Noun
[edit]coniine (usually uncountable, plural coniines)
- (organic chemistry) A poisonous alkaloid found in poison hemlock and the yellow pitcher plant; it is a neurotoxin which disrupts the peripheral nervous system.