Arecoline

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Arecoline \A*re"co*line\, n. Also -lin \-lin\ . [From NL. Areca,
     a genus of palms bearing betel nut.]
     An oily liquid substance, {C8H13O2N}, the chief alkaloid of
     the betel nut, to which the latter owes its anthelmintic
     action.
  


     Syn: arecholine; arecaline; methylarecaidin; methyl
          N-methyltetrahydronicotinate;
          1,2,5,6-tetrahydro-1-methyl-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid
          methyl ester.
          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]