ryanodine

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UK/rʌɪˈæn.əd.iːn/US/raɪˈæn.əˌdiːn/US/raɪˈæn.əd.ɪn/

noun

A poisonous alkaloid which occurs in the stems of the tropical American shrub Ryania speciosa (family Flacourtiaceae) and has been used as an insecticide and in experimental studies of calcium release within cells.

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Meanings

nounryanodine (countable and uncountable, plural ryanodines)

plural ryanodines

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA poisonous alkaloid which occurs in the stems of the tropical American shrub Ryania speciosa (family Flacourtiaceae) and has been used as an insecticide and in experimental studies of calcium release within cells.

Origin

From Translingual Ryania + English d + -ine.

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APA

ryanodine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ryanodine

MLA

“ryanodine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ryanodine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ryanodine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ryanodine.

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