- alstonine
- \\ˈȯlztəˌnēn, -lst-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary alston- (from New Latin Alstonia, genus name of Alstonia constricta) + -ine; originally formed as German alstonin: an alkaloid C21H20N2O4 found in the bark of a tree (Alstonia constricta) — called also chlorogenine
Useful english dictionary. 2012.