Neurine
Pronunciation : Neu"rine ( or )
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition : Defn: A poisonous organic base (a ptomaine) formed in the decomposition of protagon with boiling baryta water, and in the putrefraction of proteid matter. It was for a long time considered identical with choline, a crystalline body originally obtained from bile. Chemically, however, choline is oxyethyl-trimethyl-ammonium hydroxide, while neurine is vinyl-trimethyl-ammonium hydroxide. [Written also neurin.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913