spar·te·ine (spär t -n , - n)n. A bitter, poisonous, liquid alkaloid, C15H26N2, obtained from the broom Cytisus scoparius or the lupin Lupinus luteus, whose sulfate has been used in medicine as a heart stimulant and as a way of inducing contraction of the uterus during labor. [New Latin Spartium, broom genus (from Latin spartum, a kind of broom, from Greek sparton) + -ine.] |
sparteine [ˈspɑːtɪˌiːn -ɪn]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a viscous oily alkaloid extracted from the broom plant and lupin seeds. It has been used in medicine to treat heart arrhythmias
[from New Latin Spartium, from Greek spartos broom]
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