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CEREBRIN
Cer
"e *
brin,
n.
Etym:
[
From
Cerebrum.
] (Physiol.
Chem.
)
Defn: A nonphosphorized,
nitrogenous
substance,
obtained
from
brain
and
nerve
tissue
by
extraction
with
boiling
alcohol.
It
is
uncertain
whether
it
exists
as
such
in
nerve
tissue,
or
is
a
product
of
the
decomposition
of
some
more
complex
substance.