coniine

[ koh-nee-een, -in, -neen ]

noun

1. a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.

coniine

/ -nɪɪn; -nɪn; -niːn; ˈkəʊnɪn; ˈkəʊnɪˌiːn; ˈkəʊniːn /

noun

1. Also calledcicutineˈsɪkjʊtiːnconicineˈkəʊnɪsiːn a colourless poisonous soluble liquid alkaloid found in hemlock; 2-propylpiperidine. Formula: C 5 H 10 NC 3 H 7

Word History and Origins

Origin of coniine¹

First recorded in 1825–35; coni(um) + -ine ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of coniine¹

C19: from conium + ine ²

Example Sentences

Coniine thus prepared is a colorless oily liquid, volatile at the ordinary temperature, and has a specific gravity of 0.886.

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The author has formed a number of salts from coniine thus prepared, and finds them all crystallizable and unaffected by light.

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The sirup is treated with magnesia, and the coniine dissolved out by shaking up with ether.

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The B method yields a less percentage of coniine than A, but of a better quality.

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The riper the seeds, the greater is the percentage yield of oily coniine, and the sooner is the distillation ended.

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