A naturally occurring organic compound or alkaloid related to aricin, found in certain plants and historically used as a pesticide or medicinal agent.
From the genus name 'Aricinium' combined with the chemical suffix '-ine,' a common ending for alkaloid compounds derived from plants.
The '-ine' ending tells you it's a chemical cousin of aricin—chemists use these slight naming variations to show how compounds are structurally related to each other.
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