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lo•be•line
(lō′bə lēn′, -lin),USA pronunciation n. [Pharm.]
- Drugsa 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.
- lobel(ia) + -ine3 1835–45