trigonelline

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noun

An alkaloid product of the metabolism of niacin, found in many plants including fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum).

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caffearincaffearinecoffearincoffearinegynesine
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Meanings

nountrigonelline (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryAn alkaloid product of the metabolism of niacin, found in many plants including fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum).

    Synonyms: caffearin, caffearine, coffearin, coffearine, gynesine

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn alkaloid product of the metabolism of niacin, found in many plants including fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum).

Similar
caffearincaffearinecoffearincoffearinegynesine

Origin

From Trigonella + -ine.

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Cite this entry
APA

trigonelline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trigonelline

MLA

“trigonelline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trigonelline. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trigonelline,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trigonelline.

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