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bulbocapnine

noun bul·bo·cap·nine \ˌbəl-bō-ˈkap-ˌnēn, -nən\

Medical Definition of BULBOCAPNINE

:  a crystalline alkaloid C19H19NO4 that induces catalepsy and that is obtained from the roots of plants of the genus Corydalis and from squirrel corn

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