Lophine
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Loph´ine
n. | 1. | (Chem.) A nitrogenous organic base obtained by the oxidation of amarine, and regarded as a derivative of benzoic aldehyde. It is obtained in long white crystalline tufts, - whence its name. |
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.