Dictionary  bru•cinePronunciation: (brOO'sēn, -sin), [key] —n. Chem. a white, crystalline, bitter, slightly water-soluble, very poisonous alkaloid, C23H26N2O4, obtained from the nux vomica tree Strychnos nux-vomica, and from other species of the same genus, resembling but not as powerful as strychnine in its pharmacological action: used chiefly in the denaturation of alcohol. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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