nitidine

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noun

A type of benzophenanthridine alkaloid that derives from various species of Zanthoxylum, but most notably Zanthoxylum nitidum.

Origintranslingual Zanthoxylum nitidum →
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Meanings

nounnitidine (plural nitidines)

plural nitidines

  1. chemistryA type of benzophenanthridine alkaloid that derives from various species of Zanthoxylum, but most notably Zanthoxylum nitidum.

Origin

  1. translingualZanthoxylum nitidum
  2. Englishnitidine

From translingual Zanthoxylum nitidum + -ine.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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