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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPARTEINE

SPARTEINE Spar "te *ine, n. (Chem. )

 

Defn: A narcotic alkaloid extracted from the tops of the common broom (Cytisus scoparius, formerly Spartium scoparium ), as a colorless oily liquid of aniline-like odor and very bitter taste.