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.]