tetrahydropalmatine

noun

A neuroactive alkaloid with analgesic and hypnotic action.

OriginEnglish palmatine ← Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores →
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Meanings

nountetrahydropalmatine (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryA neuroactive alkaloid with analgesic and hypnotic action.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Englishhydro-
  7. Englishpalmatine
  8. Englishtetrahydropalmatine

From tetra- + hydro- + palmatine.

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