Meanings
nouncoptisine (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA bitter alkaloid found in Chinese goldthread (Coptis chinensis).
Origin
From taxonomic name Coptis + -ine.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 黃連鹼 /黄连碱
- 黃連鹼 /黄连碱 (huángliánjiǎn)bitter alkaloid
Japanese コプチシン
- コプチシン (kopuchishin)bitter alkaloid
Cite this entry
APA
coptisine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coptisine
MLA
“coptisine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coptisine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coptisine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coptisine.
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