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eserine

American  
[es-uh-reen, -rin] / ˈɛs əˌrin, -rɪn /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. physostigmine.


eserine British  
/ -rɪn, ˈɛsəriːn /

noun

  1. another name for physostigmine

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of eserine

1875–80; eser- (name for the Calabar bean) + -ine 2

Example Sentences

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Of these two have been identified, one called calabarine, and the other, now a highly important drug, known as physostigmine—or occasionally as eserine.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various

Strychnine, eserine and pilocarpine are the drugs commonly used by the veterinarians in the treatment of acute indigestion.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.

Hypodermic injections of strychnine, eserine, or pilocarpine are useful in the treatment of this disease.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.

Accurate reports are usually obtained more quickly by means of convex glasses or eserine.

From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.

Glauber's salts may be given as a drench, or eserine may be given hypodermically.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.