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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A crystalline, non-toxic, bitter substance, C25H30O12 or C15H18O7(?), found in moonseed, Menispermum cocculus. It melts at 250–251° C., first turning yellow and beginning to fuse at 245° C.

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