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单词 drumine
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drumine

/ˈdrʌmiːn/
(also drumin, drummine) Chemistry. Now historical and rare
noun
A substance extracted from the Australian spurge Euphorbia drummondii and claimed to act as a local anaesthetic.
  • Reported as having been discovered by Dr John Reid in 1886, the efficacy of drumine as a local anaesthetic was soon disputed and it was shown to consist chiefly of calcium oxalate..

Origin

Late 19th century. From drum- (in scientific Latin drummondii, specific epithet of the plant from which the substance is extracted) + -ine.

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