cytisine
English
editEtymology
editFrom French cytise (“laburnum”) + -ine.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɪt.əˌsiːn/
Noun
editcytisine (countable and uncountable, plural cytisines)
- (pharmacology) A polycyclic alkaloid whose pharmacological activity is similar to nicotine; used in the treatment of nicotinism.
Synonyms
editTranslations
editpolycyclic alkaloid
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References
edit- “cytisine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “cytisine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.