Definitions for sparteine

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sparteine spar·te·ine

Spelling: [spahr-tee-een, -in]

IPA: /ˈspɑr tiˌin, -ɪn/

Sparteine is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 858 anagrams from letters in sparteine (aeeinprst).

Definitions for sparteine

noun

1. a bitter, poisonous, liquid alkaloid obtained from certain species of broom, especially Cytisus scoparius, used in medicine to stimulate the heart and also the uterine muscles in childbirth.

Origin of sparteine

1850-55; irregular New Latin Sparti(um) name of a genus of broom (Greek spárt(os) kind of broom + New Latin -ium -ium) + -ine¹

Examples for sparteine

sparteine neutralises acids fully, but the oxalate is the only one which can be readily obtained in crystals.