pellotine

noun

pel·​lo·​tine

ˈpeləˌtēn,

-ətᵊn,

-ətə̇n,

-ətə̇n

variants or less commonly pellotin

-ətᵊn,

-ətə̇n,

-ətə̇n

plural -s

: a crystalline narcotic alkaloid C₁₃H₁₉NO₃ derived from isoquinoline and obtained from mescal and other cacti of the genus Lophophora

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary pellote + -ine

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