Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A poisonous colorless liquid alkaloid, C8H17N, found in the poison hemlock.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
conine .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
conine .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
poisonous alkaloid found in poison hemlock and the yellow pitcher plant; it is aneurotoxin which disrupts theperipheral nervous system .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I also had to add a pinch of coniine (which causes blurred vision) as well as -- the cherry on the cake -- a dash of stramonium (which can cause dizziness and hallucinations).
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I also had to add a pinch of coniine (which causes blurred vision) as well as -- the cherry on the cake -- a dash of stramonium (which can cause dizziness and hallucinations).
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And why do you say so confidently that it will be interesting to find out who used the coniine?
Spotted Hemlock Mitchell, Gladys, 1901-1983 1958
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Dr.J. Schorm, of Vienna, the author of this paper, after remarking that in spite of the increase of the consumption of coniine, the methods hitherto in vogue for preparing it yielded an article which darkened on exposure to the air, and the salts of which crystallized but badly, gives the following method for preparing pure coniine and its salts:
Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882 Various
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We find, indeed, that obstacles are gradually being cleared away, and the actual synthetic formation of such alkaloids as piperidine and coniine is a proof that the chemist is on the right track in studying the decomposition products, and building up from them, theoretically, bodies of similar constitution.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887 Various
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This was heated with paraldehyde, whereby it was converted into allylpyridine (48 grammes), and this by reduction with sodium yielded alpha-propylpyridine, a body in almost every respect identical with coniine.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887 Various
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We may take piperidine and coniine as examples of the methods followed in alkaloidal synthesis; these are pyridine bases.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887 Various
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The sirup is treated with magnesia, and the coniine dissolved out by shaking up with ether.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882 Various
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The synthesis of coniine by Ladenburg is one of the most notable achievements of modern chemistry.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887 Various
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Ladenburg has synthetized coniine, but he has not yet ventured to assert that his product will replace the natural alkaloid.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887 Various
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