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Meaning of HYGRINE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Hy"grine\, n. [From Gr. ? moist.] (Chem.)
An alkaloid associated with cocaine in coca leaves
({Erythroxylon coca}), and extracted as a thick, yellow oil,
having a pungent taste and odor.
 
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