Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A colorless compound, contained in kava root, Piper methysticum. It crystallizes in small, silky needles and melts at 137° C. Also called
methysticin or methyl methysticinate.
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- noun organic chemistry A
kavalactone withanticonvulsive properties.
Etymologies
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kava + -in
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