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brucine

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brucine (br`sēn), alkaloid similar to strychnine strychnine (strĭk`nĭn), bitter alkaloid drug derived from the seeds of a tree, Strychnos nux-vomica,
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. See nux vomica nux vomica (nŭks vŏm`əkə), bitter-tasting drug obtained from the poisonous seeds of Strychnos nux-vomica,
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brucine [′brü‚sīn]
(organic chemistry)
C23H26N2O4A poisonous alkaloid from the seeds of plant species such asNux vomica;used in alcohol as a denaturant.


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"Well," replied Monte Cristo "suppose, then, that this poison was brucine, and you were to take a milligramme the first day, two milligrammes the second day, and so on.
 
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