Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name common to several nitrogenous non-phosphorized substances obtained chemically from the brain and nerves. They are light, very hygroscopic powders, insoluble in cold alcohol or ether, but soluble in hot alcohol.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physiol. Chem.) A nonphosphorized, nitrogenous substance, obtained from brain and nerve tissue by extraction with boiling alcohol. It is uncertain whether it exists as such in nerve tissue, or is a product of the decomposition of some more complex substance.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biochemistry, dated A non-
phosphorized nitrogenous substance, obtained frombrain andnerve tissue by extraction with boilingalcohol . It is uncertain whether it exists as such in nerve tissue, or is a product of thedecomposition of some more complex substance.
Etymologies
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Examples
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He's found out that there are people who are not deterred by the threat of cerebrin as the punishment for an unprovoked commercial murder.
The Space Merchants Pohl, Frederik 1952
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If you kill me without a Notification you'll get the cerebrin, so of course you won't kill me.
The Space Merchants Pohl, Frederik 1952
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Since cerebrin consists of a combination of phosphoric acid with gelatine which contains ammonium and with oleine, it is easy to infer that the light of the soul may be due to the phosphoric acid in the nerves, and still further the potassium phosphate forming the mineral basis of the muscles.
Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration Louis Dechmann
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| Both 'cerebin' and 'cerebrin' were used once each.
Skylark Three Hans Waldemar Wessolowski 1927
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We administered cardin for heart disease and nephrin for kidney trouble, cerebrin for insanity
Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages James Joseph Walsh 1903
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"Well, you see, I had a big advantage in knowing that cerebrin was the substance involved, and with that knowledge I could carry matters considerably farther than Dunark could in his original model.
Skylark Three Hans Waldemar Wessolowski 1927
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