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- noun organic chemistry A protoberberine
alkaloid found in severalplants , used in the treatment ofjaundice ,dysentery ,hypertension ,inflammation , andliver -related diseases.
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Combine 1000 lbs. of stearic or margaric acid, as free from elaine or oleine as possible, or palmatine, or any vegetable or animal stearine or margarine, at the temperature of 212° Fahr., with a solution of bicarbonate of potash or soda, specific gravity 1500.
The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants George William Septimus Piesse 1851
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