Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(organic chemistry) A pyrrolizidine alkaloid found in the rattlebox plants (of genus Crotalaria) that is poisonous to livestock and humans..
Generally the pyrrolizidine alkaloids exist in plants as N-oxides, as shown for monocrotaline and seneciphylline.
Use monocrotaline when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Monocrotaline means (organic chemistry) A pyrrolizidine alkaloid found in the rattlebox plants (of genus Crotalaria) that is poisonous to livestock and humans..
Common synonyms include MCT.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Generally the pyrrolizidine alkaloids exist in plants as N-oxides, as shown for monocrotaline and seneciphylline.
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.