cytisine

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Etymology

French cytise (“laburnum”) +‎ -ine

Noun

cytisine (usually uncountable, plural cytisines)

  1. (chemistry) A polycyclic alkaloid whose pharmacological activity is similar to nicotine; used in the treatment of nicotinism.

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