harringtonine

English

Etymology

From Cephalotaxus harringtonia +‎ -ine.

Noun

harringtonine (plural harringtonines)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of alkaloids that inhibit protein synthesis, obtained from conifers of the genus Cephalotaxus.
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