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Webster 1913 Edition


Lactucin

Lac-tu′cin

,
Noun.
[From
Lactuca
: cf. F.
lactucine
.]
(Chem.)
A white, crystalline substance, having a bitter taste and a neutral reaction, and forming one of the essential ingredients of lactucarium.

Definition 2024


lactucin

lactucin

English

Noun

lactucin (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) One of the essential ingredients of lactucarium, having analgesic and sedative properties.

Derived terms

  • desoxylactucin