glaucine

noun

glau·​cine

ˈglȯˌsēn,

-ȯsᵊn

plural -s

: a crystalline alkaloid C₂₁H₂₅NO₄ found especially in the horned poppy

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary glauc- (from New Latin Glaucium) + -ine

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