wrightine

English

Etymology

From translingual Wrightia +‎ -ine.

Noun

wrightine (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) A rare alkaloid found in the bark of the coral swirl, an apocynaceous tree from Southeast Asia (Wrightia antidysenterica).

Synonyms

• conessine
• neriine

References

• “wrightine”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• withering