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nounharmine (countable and uncountable, plural harmines)
plural harmines
- countableuncountablechemistryA fluorescent harmala alkaloid belonging to the carboline family of compounds, found in harmal and certain other plants.
Harmine is a drug that stimulates the brain and produces strange visual hallucinations[.]
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 111Synonyms: banisterine, telepathine, yajeine
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nounA fluorescent harmala alkaloid belonging to the carboline family of compounds, found in harmal and certain other plants.
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