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WRIGHTINE
WRIGHTINE
Wright
"ine, n. (
Chem.
)
Defn: A
rare
alkaloid
found
in
the
bark
of
an
East
Indian
apocynaceous
tree
(Wrightia antidysenterica ),
and
extracted
as
a
bitter
white
crystalline
substance.
It
was
formerly
used
as
a
remedy
for
diarrhoea.
Called
also
conessine,
and
neriine.
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