sparteine

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noun

A toxic tetracyclic alkaloid obtained from the broom and lupin plants.

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nounsparteine (countable and uncountable, plural sparteines)

plural sparteines

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA toxic tetracyclic alkaloid obtained from the broom and lupin plants.

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Chicago

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