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eserine
(gcide) | Physostigmine \Phy`so*stig"mine\, n. (Chem.)
An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean (the seed of
Physostigma venenosum), and extracted as a white,
tasteless, substance, amorphous or crystalline; -- formerly
called eserine, with which it was regarded as identical.
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Eserine
(gcide) | Eserine \Es"er*ine\ (?; 104), n. [From native name of the
Calabar bean: cf. F. ['e]s['e]rine.] (Chem.)
An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean, and the seed of
Physostigma venenosum; physostigmine. It is used in
ophthalmic surgery for its effect in contracting the pupil.
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Eserine
(gcide) | Physostigmine \Phy`so*stig"mine\, n. (Chem.)
An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean (the seed of
Physostigma venenosum), and extracted as a white,
tasteless, substance, amorphous or crystalline; -- formerly
called eserine, with which it was regarded as identical.
[1913 Webster]Eserine \Es"er*ine\ (?; 104), n. [From native name of the
Calabar bean: cf. F. ['e]s['e]rine.] (Chem.)
An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean, and the seed of
Physostigma venenosum; physostigmine. It is used in
ophthalmic surgery for its effect in contracting the pupil.
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