wrightine
English
Etymology
From translingual Wrightia + -ine.
Noun
wrightine (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A rare alkaloid found in the bark of the coral swirl, an apocynaceous tree from Southeast Asia (Wrightia antidysenterica).
Synonyms
- conessine
- neriine
References
- “wrightine”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.