lophine

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lophine - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lophine \Loph"ine\, n. [Gr. ? a tuft or crest of feathers.]
     (Chem.)
     A nitrogenous organic base obtained by the oxidation of
     amarine, and regarded as a derivative of benzoic aldehyde. It
     is obtained in long white crystalline tufts, -- whence its
     name.
     [1913 Webster]