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brucine definition

bru·cine (bro̵̅o̅′sēn′, -sin)

noun

a bitter, poisonous alkaloid, CHNO, found in seeds of nux vomica and other related plants: used as a lubricant additive and, in medicine, as a local anesthetic

Etymology: after J. Bruce (1730-94), Scot explorer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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