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Meaning of monocrotaline | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A pyrrolizidine alkaloid found in the rattlebox plants (of genus Crotalaria) that is poisonous to livestock and humans.

uncountable

Examples

“Generally the pyrrolizidine alkaloids exist in plants as N-oxides, as shown for monocrotaline and seneciphylline.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

monocrotism monocrotophos Monocrystal Monocrystalline monoctanoin Monocular