Hygrine

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

  Hygrine \Hy"grine\, n. [From Gr. ? moist.] (Chem.)
     An alkaloid associated with cocaine in coca leaves
     ({Erythroxylon coca}), and extracted as a thick, yellow oil,
     having a pungent taste and odor.
     [1913 Webster]