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sparteine
spar·te·ine [ sprtə n, sprtee ìn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
liquid alkaloid: a bitter poisonous alkaloid. Source: Scotch broom. Use: medicines.
[Mid-19th century. < modern Latin Spartium, genus name of broom < Greek sparton "esparto"]
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