Definitions
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- noun (Chem.) An alkaloid accompanying harmaline (in the
Peganum harmala ), and obtained from it by oxidation. It is a white crystalline substance.
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- noun organic chemistry A
fluorescent harmala alkaloid belonging to thecarboline family ofcompounds , found inharmal and certain otherplants .
Etymologies
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Examples
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On the one hand, there's this woody liana which has in it a series of beta-carbolines, harmine, harmaline, mildly hallucinogenic.
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On the one hand, there's this woody liana which has in it a series of beta-carbolines, harmine, harmaline, mildly hallucinogenic.
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On the one hand, there's this woody liana which has in it a series of beta-carbolines, harmine, harmaline, mildly hallucinogenic.
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The psychoactive ingredients in the bark of yagé are the beta-carbolines harmine and harmaline.
One River Wade Davis 1996
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The psychoactive ingredients in the bark of yagé are the beta-carbolines harmine and harmaline.
One River Wade Davis 1996
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On the one hand, there's this woody liana which has in it a series of beta-carbolines, harmine, harmaline, mildly hallucinogenic.
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"These individuals probably ingested harmine in therapeutic or medicinal practices, some maybe related to pregnancy and childbirth," said study co-author Juan Pablo Ogalde, a chemical archaeologist at the University of Tarapacá in Arica, Chile.
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"The only plant in South America that contain harmine is the jungle vine Banisteriopsis caapi, also known as ayahuasca.
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