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Meaning of MENISPERMINE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Men`i*sper"mine\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]nispermine.]
(Chem.)
An alkaloid distinct from picrotoxin and obtained from the
cocculus indicus (the fruit of {Anamirta Cocculus}, formerly
{Menispermum Cocculus}) as a white, crystalline, tasteless
powder; -- called also {menispermina}.
 
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