Wright"ine, n. (Chem.)
Definition: A rare alkaloid found in the bark of an East Indian apocynaceous tree (Wrightia antidysenterica), and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance. It was formerly used as a remedy for diarrhoea. Called also conessine, and neriine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 May 2024
(verb) make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; “our ideas must be substantiated into actions”
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