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Definition of: pelletierine
(pel′ə·tir′in, -ēn) noun Chem.
A sirupy liquid alkaloid, C8H15ON, from the roots of the pomegranate tree: its salts are powerful anthelminthics. [after Bertrand Pelletier, 1761–1797, French chemist]
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