achilleine
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- achillein (chiefly British)
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
achilleine (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) An alkaloid (C20H38N2O15) found in plants of the genus Achillea.
- 1854, John King, The American Eclectic Dispensatory, page 154:
- The two, mixed and evaporated, yield about seven ounces of achilleine.
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Further reading[edit]
- “achilleine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.