- hyenanchin
- hy·e·nan·chin (hi″ə-nanґkin) a poisonous alkaloid from the outer envelope of the fruit of Hyaenanche globosa; it somewhat resembles strychnine in its action.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
hyenanchin
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Hyaenanche — Hy·ae·nan·che (hi ə nangґke) a genus of trees of the family Euphorbiaceae, native to southern Africa. H. globoґsa has poisonous fruit that contains the alkaloid hyenanchin … Medical dictionary
