conessine
A steroid alkaloid found in a number of plant species of the Apocynaceae family,…A steroid alkaloid found in a number of plant species of the Apocynaceae family, sometimes used in herbal medicine as a treatment for amoebic dysentery.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)A steroid alkaloid found in a number of plant species of the Apocynaceae family, sometimes used in herbal medicine as a treatment for amoebic dysentery.
Origin
From conessi + -ine, after the name of a tree.From conessi + -ine, after the name of a tree.
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Forms
plural: conessines| Singular | conessine |
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uncountable
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable