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cytisine

Today it means: A polycyclic alkaloid whose pharmacological activity is similar to nicotine; used in the treatment of nicotinism. Full definition →

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From French cytise (“laburnum”) + English -ine.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.