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Himbacine

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Himbacine is a noun meaning (chemistry) An alkaloid isolated from the bark of Australian magnolias, whose action as a muscarinic receptor antagonist may be useful in Alzheimer's disease research.

Meaning

(chemistry) An alkaloid isolated from the bark of Australian magnolias, whose action as a muscarinic receptor antagonist may be useful in Alzheimer's disease research.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mimosine, yohimbin, homatropine, muscarine, nimbolide, tetrahydropalmatine.

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