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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An alkaloid extracted from the leaves of jaborandi, and also derivable from pilocarpine. Its physiological effects are said to resemble those of atropin.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) An alkaloid found in jaborandi leaves, from which it is extracted as a white amorphous substance. In its action it resembles atropine.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun organic chemistry An alkaloid found in jaborandi leaves, resembling atropine.

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jaborandi +‎ -ine

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