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Meaning of superbine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A toxic alkaloid found in Gloriosa superba.

Examples

“Gloriosa superba: spectacularly beautiful climbing lily. Roots, stalks, leaves contain⟳ an acrid narcotic, superbine, as well as colchicine and choline. Three grains of colchicine are fatal. Hawaii.”
“Other publications report⟳ the presence of a toxic compound, superbine, which is experimentally lethal to a cat in a dose as small as 0.01 g (0.00036 oz).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

superbitch superbity superblast superblizzard superbloc superblock

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