Meanings
nouncytisine (countable and uncountable, plural cytisines)
plural cytisines
- countableuncountablemedicineA polycyclic alkaloid whose pharmacological activity is similar to nicotine; used in the treatment of nicotinism.
Synonyms: baptitoxine, sophorine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA polycyclic alkaloid whose pharmacological activity is similar to nicotine; used in the treatment of nicotinism.
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Origin
From French cytise (“laburnum”) + English -ine.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish sytisinikliini
- sytisinikliinipolycyclic alkaloid
Spanish citisina
- citisinapolycyclic alkaloid
Turkish sitiziniklin, sitizin
- sitiziniklinpolycyclic alkaloid
- sitizinpolycyclic alkaloid
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Cite this entry
APA
cytisine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytisine
MLA
“cytisine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytisine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cytisine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytisine.
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