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neurine definition

neu·rine (no̵or′ēn′, nyo̵or′-; -in)

noun

a ptomaine poison, CH:CHN(CH)OH, formed by the dehydration of choline, as during the putrefaction of flesh

Etymology: neur- + -ine

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