Cusparidine

/ˌkʌspəˈrɪdin/ noun

Definition

A chemical alkaloid extracted from the cusparia tree.

Etymology

From 'cusparia' plus the chemical suffix '-idine' (used in organic chemistry for nitrogen-containing compounds). A highly technical term from 19th-century pharmacology and alkaloid chemistry.

Kelly Says

Cusparidine is the kind of word that exists in labs and pharmaceutical journals—it represents the moment when traditional plant remedies from indigenous peoples get chemically isolated and renamed with scientific nomenclature.

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