cuscohygrine

noun

cus·​co·​hygrine

variants or cuskohygrine

¦kü(ˌ)skō+

plural -s

: an oily base C₁₃H₂₄N₂O occurring with hygrine in the leaves of the cusco-bark tree and in coca leaves

Word History

Etymology

German cuskohygrin, from cusko cusco bark + hygrin hygrine

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