What does "oxalethyline" mean?

A poisonous nitrogenous base, C₆H₁₀N₂, obtained indirectly from oxamide as a thick clear oil with a strong odour and a physiological action resembling that of atropine.

Oxalethyline

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A poisonous nitrogenous base, C₆H₁₀N₂, obtained indirectly from oxamide as a thick clear oil with a strong odour and a physiological action resembling that of atropine. uncountable

Etymology

From oxalic + ethyl + -ine.

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