Meanings
nounconiine (usually uncountable, plural coniines)
plural coniines
- uncountableusuallychemistryA poisonous alkaloid found in poison hemlock and the yellow pitcher plant; it is a neurotoxin which disrupts the peripheral nervous system.
Hemlock, famous for containing the poison coniine.
2014, Theodore Gray, photography by Nick Mann, Molecules: The Elements and the Architecture of Everything, 2018 Paperback Edition, page 147
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA poisonous alkaloid found in poison hemlock and the yellow pitcher plant; it is a neurotoxin which disrupts the peripheral nervous system.
Origin
- Ancient Greekκώνειον“hemlock”
- Englishconiine
From Ancient Greek κώνειον (kṓneion, “hemlock”) + -ine.
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French conine
- coninepoison
German Coniin
- Coniinpoison
Italian coniina
- coniinapoison
Polish koniina
- koniinapoison
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Cite this entry
APA
coniine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coniine
MLA
“coniine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coniine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coniine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coniine.
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