English dictionary
physostigmine
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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used in treatment of Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma
Source: WordNet 3.0
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An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean (the seed of <i>Physostigma venenosum</i>), and extracted as a white, tasteless, substance, amorphous or crystalline; -- formerly called <i>eserine</i>, with which it was regarded as identical.
Source: webster1913