coniine
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co·ni·ine
(kō′nē-ēn′) also co·nine (-nēn′)n.
A poisonous colorless liquid alkaloid, C8H17N, found in the poison hemlock.
[Late Latin cōnium, conium; see conium + -ine.]
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coniine
(ˈkəʊnɪˌiːn; -nɪɪn; -niːn) ,conin
orconine
n
(Biochemistry) Also called: cicutine or conicine a colourless poisonous soluble liquid alkaloid found in hemlock; 2-propylpiperidine. Formula: C5H10NC3H7
[C19: from conium + ine2]
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co•ni•ine
(ˈkoʊ niˌin, -ɪn, -nin)also co•nin
(-nɪn)co•nine
(-nin, -nɪn)n.
a volatile alkaloid, C8H17N, that is the active principle of the poison hemlock.
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