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Meaning of "brucine" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BRUCINE

Named after James Bruce (1730–94), Scottish explorer of Africa.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BRUCINE

ˈbruːsiːn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRUCINE

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Brucine is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BRUCINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Brucine

Brucine is a bitter alkaloid closely related to strychnine. It occurs in several plant species, the most well known being the Strychnos nux-vomica tree, found in South-East Asia. While brucine is related to strychnine, it is not as poisonous. Nevertheless, a human consuming over 2 mg of pure brucine will almost certainly suffer symptoms resembling strychnine poisoning (LD50 (rats, oral) 1 mg/kg, LD50 (rabbit, oral) 4 mg/kg). The probable fatal dose in adults is estimated at 1 gram. Another source gives the minimal lethal dose in humans as 30 mg. A solution of brucine in concentrated sulfuric acid can be used to test for nitrates and nitric acid giving a red color. For medicinal purposes, brucine is primarily used in the regulation of high blood pressure and other comparatively benign cardiac ailments. It is cultivated commercially in some parts of the United States and European Union. The alkaloid brucine is isostructural to strychnine, but with methoxy groups at positions 9 and 10 on the aromatic ring rather than hydrogen atoms. Both brucine and strychnine are commonly used as agents for chiral resolution, the separation of racemic mixtures.

Definition of brucine in the English dictionary

The definition of brucine in the dictionary is bitter poisonous alkaloid resembling strychnine and obtained from the tree Strychnos nuxvomica: used mainly in the denaturation of alcohol. Formula: C23H26N2O4.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BRUCINE

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRUCINE

bru · Brubeck · Bruce · brucella · brucellosis · Bruch · bruchid · brucite · bruckle · Bruckner · Brudenell · Brueghel · Bruges · Brugge · brugh · brugmansia · bruin · bruise · bruised · bruiser

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRUCINE

alternative medicine · biomedicine · Chinese medicine · conventional medicine · doucine · fettucine · geriatric medicine · herbal medicine · internal medicine · medicine · nuclear medicine · occupational medicine · physical medicine · piscine · porcine · preventive medicine · Racine · sports medicine · telecine · veterinary medicine

Synonyms and antonyms of brucine in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «brucine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRUCINE

Find out the translation of brucine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

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马钱子碱
1,325 millions of speakers
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brucina
570 millions of speakers
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brucine
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brucine
380 millions of speakers
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بروسين
280 millions of speakers
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бруцин
278 millions of speakers
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brucina
270 millions of speakers
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brucine
260 millions of speakers
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brucine
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Brucine
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Brucin
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ja

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ブルシン
130 millions of speakers
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브루
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Brucine
85 millions of speakers
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brucine
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புரூசீன்
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ब्रूसीन
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brucine
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brucine
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brucyna
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бруцин
40 millions of speakers
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brucina
30 millions of speakers
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βρυκίνης
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brucine
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brucin
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brucin
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRUCINE»

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Handbook of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, Chiral Reagents ...
However, many examples have been described where brucine and some other alkaloid favor crystallization with opposite enan- tiomers of a given acid. For example, resolution of acid (6) with brucine yields the (+)-enantiomer, while ...
Leo A. Paquette, 1999
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Poisons
into an alcoholic solution of brucine, first brucine nitrate is formed ; but this passes again into solution, from which, after a time, a heavy, granular, blood-red precipitate separates : it consists of dinitro-brucine (Cj3H24(N02)2N204). Brucine fully ...
Alexander Wynter Blyth, 1895
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Reagent Chemicals: Specifications and Procedures : American ...
Four different tests are applied to the determination of nitrate: brucine sulfate, diphenyl- amine, indigo carmine, and phenoldisulfonic acid. General procedures are provided below for brucine sulfate and diphenylamine. >• Procedure for Nitrate ...
American Chemical Society, 2006
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International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, ...
N2O4 CHC1, 4.54 -112.8 (1*64) C„H2,N20, H2O 3.05 28 -1.63 (1643) C2,H2„ N207 Trioxy brucine AcOH 4.33 20 5.66 (1212) CH.eN^TS Brucine sulfonic acid I O.IN NaOH 4.48 20 -242 (1211) II 0.1 JV NaOH ê.S 20 29.2 III 0.1N NaOH s. se 20 ...
Edward Wight Washburn, 1930
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A Laboratory Manual for Environmental Chemistry
PRINCIPLE Brucine is a naturally occurring complex organic compound ( heptacyclic alkaloid). It reacts with nitrates under acidic conditons at an elevated temperature to produce a yellow colour. Such solutions obey the Beer's law only at low ...
R. Gopalan, R. Wilfred Sugumar, 2008
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Pharmaceutical Record and Weekly Market Review
The following process (alkalimetric) as proposed by Dr. Schweissinger fulfills these wants. He employs decinormal acid (HC1) and decinormal alkali (NaOH). One c. cm. (0.003637) of decinormal acid neutralizes 0.00394 gram brucine and  ...
P. W. Bedford, 1886
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Medicinal Plants
Production and international trade The annual production of Strychnos nux- vomica seed in India was estimated at 2000 t at the beginning of the 1970s. In the period 1965– 1971 the average production of strychnine and brucine from Strychnos ...
‎2008
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Alkaloids - Secrets of Life:: Aklaloid Chemistry, Biological ...
Strychnine and brucine pathway The synthetic pathway starts with the preakuammicine structure (Figure 42) by hydrolysis, decarboxylation and condensation reactions to aldehyde (WielandGumlich), and subsequently reacts with acetyl-CoA ...
Tadeusz Aniszewski, 2007
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Allen's commercial organic analysis: a treatise on the ...
In using the nitric acid method for the estimation of strychnine in the presence of brucine, Dott employs i c.c. of concentrated nitric acid and 10 c.c. of diluted sulphuric acid for every 0.25 grm. of brucine. On standing for 10 minutes at ordinary ...
Alfred Henry Allen, Henry Leffmann, William Alfred Davis, 1917
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A Dictionary of chemistry and the allied branches of other ...
Detection of Brucine. — According to Fandis (Chem. Centr. 1872, 440), the most delicate test for brucine is Dragendorffs modified nitric acid test. J5 mgm. brucine, dissolved in sulphuric acid, gives, when a drop of nitric acid is allowed to come ...
Henry Watts, 1879

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRUCINE»

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The Government Uses Toxic Chemicals To Stop You Drinking Hand …
Less harmless is the bitterant brucine. Brucine is probably one of the chemicals that led to humans developing an aversion to bitterness. «io9, May 15»
2
A poison garden and the plants used by Agatha Christie's villains
For good measure the bark contains brucine and other poisonous alkaloids. Strychnine formed a harmless part of Ms Inglethorp's medication ... «Financial Times, Apr 15»
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Summer Herald Quiz: Words
Brucine is. a) a bitter alkaloid closely related to strychnine. b) resembling granite. c) of land that will support dairy cattle. -. Next. 13. Bottomry is. «Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 14»
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The US Once Poisoned Alcohol Supplies to Scare People Away …
... other chemicals added are things such as kerosene, brucine, gasoline, benzene, cadmium, formaldehyde, chloroform, carbolic acid, acetone, ... «Gizmodo, Aug 14»
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Forest Gate girl to compete in Miss Teen Caribbean UK
Renee's mum, Brucine Francis, says she is proud that Renee is part of the inaugural competition. “She is quite shy and reserved so I think it will ... «Newham Recorder, Aug 14»
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FANTZ: Barbie in Sports Illustrated and Shia LeBeouf is losing it
Bruce, you sprout those lips proudly and fly like the Brucine who's inside you. Copycat! Actor Shia LaBeouf showed up to the Berlin premiere of ... «Colorado Daily, Feb 14»
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For the record
DeMarcus Antonio Williams, 26, and Misty Brucine Hart, 34, both of Newport News, Va. Daniel Lavisto Latimer , 28, and LaChish Jasmin ... «The Augusta Chronicle, Nov 10»
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The little-told story of how the U.S. government poisoned alcohol …
... the new denaturing formulas included some notable poisons—kerosene and brucine (a plant alkaloid closely related to strychnine), gasoline, ... «Slate, Feb 10»
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What's Inside Hugo Boss Cologne? Rat Valium, Mice Viagra
... authorizes perfumeries to use denaturants like quassin or brucine to make their potions taste like liquid death. The manufacturers' incentive? «Wired News, Dec 09»
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