igasurine

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noun

An alkaloid found in nux vomica, and extracted as a white crystalline substance.

OriginMalay igasura →
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Meanings

nounigasurine (usually uncountable, plural igasurines)

plural igasurines

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryAn alkaloid found in nux vomica, and extracted as a white crystalline substance.

Origin

  1. Malayigasura“the nux vomica”
  2. Englishigasurine

Borrowed from Malay igasura (“the nux vomica”) + -ine.

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APA

igasurine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/igasurine

MLA

“igasurine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/igasurine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “igasurine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/igasurine.

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