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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bru•cine (bro̅o̅′sēn, -sin),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]- Chemistrya white, crystalline, bitter, slightly water-soluble, very poisonous alkaloid, C23H26N2O4, obtained from the nux vomica tree Strychnos nux-vomica, and from other species of the same genus, resembling but not as powerful as strychnine in its pharmacological action: used chiefly in the denaturation of alcohol.
- 1815–25; named after J. Bruce (1730–94), Scottish explorer; see -ine2
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