- echinopsine
- \\ˌekəˈnäpˌsēn, -_sə̇n\ noun
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Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary echinops- (from New Latin Echinops) + -ine: a crystalline alkaloid C10H9NO derived from quinoline occurring in the seeds of globe thistles and having a physiological effect like that of strychnine and brucine
Useful english dictionary. 2012.