Meanings
nouncolumbamine (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA quaternary isoquinoline alkaloid isolated from Argemone mexicana, (Mexican poppy).
Origin
From columbo (“a plant of Mozambique from which it was identified (Jateorhiza palmata)”) + -amine.
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columbamine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/columbamine
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“columbamine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/columbamine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “columbamine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/columbamine.
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