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brucine
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bru·cine  (brsn, -sn)
n.
A poisonous white crystalline alkaloid, C23H26N2O4, derived from the seeds of nux vomica and closely related plants and used to denature alcohol.
[After James Bruce (1730-1794), Scottish explorer.]
brucine [ˈbruːsiːn -sin]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) bitter poisonous alkaloid resembling strychnine and obtained from the tree Strychnos nuxvomica: used mainly in the denaturation of alcohol. Formula: C23H26N2O4
[named after James Bruce (1730-94), Scottish explorer of Africa]
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Noun1.brucine - a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica
nux vomica - a medicine made from the seeds of an Asiatic tree; contains strychnine and brucine; formerly used as a stimulant
alkaloid - natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants
phytotoxin, plant toxin - any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin
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First step was Standard curve preparation and then for determination of N-nitrate in drainage water samples, 2 mL of the sample was added to 1 mL brucin and 10 mL sulfuric acid.
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