eserine
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Related to eserine: physostigmine
es·er·ine
(ĕs′ə-rēn′)n.
See physostigmine.
[Efik esere, Calabar bean + -ine.]
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eserine
(ˈɛsəriːn; -rɪn)n
(Elements & Compounds) another name for physostigmine
[C19 eser-, of African origin + -ine2]
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phy•so•stig•mine
(ˌfaɪ soʊˈstɪg min, -mɪn)n.
an alkaloid, C15H21N3O2, used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease to raise the level of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.
[1860–65; < New Latin Physostigm(a) genus of plants yielding the alkaloid (< Greek phŷs(a) bladder, bellows + New Latin -o- -o- + stigma stigma) + -ine2]
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