lobeline
[ loh-buh-leen, -lin ]
/ ˈloʊ bəˌlin, -lɪn /
noun Pharmacology.
a crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C22H27NO2, obtained by extraction from lobelia: used chiefly in the form of its sulfate or hydrochloride as a respiratory stimulant and, because of its nicotinelike pharmacological action, as an agent to discourage tobacco smoking.
Origin of lobeline
First recorded in 1835–45;
lobel(ia) +
-ine2(def 2)
Words nearby lobeline
lobectomy,
lobed,
lobelia,
lobelia family,
lobeliaceous,
lobeline,
lobengula,
lobi,
lobitis,
lobito,
loblolly
British Dictionary definitions for lobeline
lobeline
/ (ˈləʊbəˌliːn) /
noun
a crystalline alkaloid extracted from the seeds of the Indian tobacco plant, used as a smoking deterrent and respiratory stimulant
Word Origin for lobeline
C19: from
lobelia