Conine
Pronunciation : Co"nine ( or
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [From Conium.] (Chem.)
Definition : Defn: A powerful and very poisonous vegetable alkaloid found in the hemlock (Conium maculatum) and extracted as a colorless oil, C8H17N, of strong repulsive odor and acrid taste. It is regarded as a derivative of piperidine and likewise of one of the collidines. It occasions a gradual paralysis of the motor nerves. Called also coniine, coneine, conia, etc. See Conium, 2.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913