Vicine

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Vic´ine

a.	1.	Near; neighboring; vicinal.
n.	1.	(Chem.) An alkaloid extracted from the seeds of the vetch (Vicia sativa) as a white crystalline substance.

vicine

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vi·cine

(vī'sēn), A glucoside occurring in akta, a weed that contaminates Lathyrus sativus, and in the common vetch (Vicia sativa), a plant whose fruit is substituted for red lentils; thought by some clinicians to be responsible for the symptoms of lathyrism. [Vicia (genus name) + -ine]

vi·cine

(vī'sēn) A glucoside occurring in akta, a weed that contaminates Lathyrus sativus, and in the common vetch (Vicia sativa), a plant whose fruit is substituted for red lentils; thought by some clinicians to be responsible for the symptoms of lathyrism. [Vicia (genus name) + -ine]

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