lycoctonine

[Mod. Latin ( Aconitum ), Lycocton ( um ); Eng. suff. -ine.] Chem.: A base extracted, together with acolyctine, from wolfsbane ( Aconitum Lycoctonum ) by means of alcohol, and separated from the latter by its solubility in ether. It crystallizes in warty groups of crystals, very soluble in alcohol and ether, and slightly soluble in water. It has an alkaline reaction, a strong bitter taste, and is colored bright red with concentrated sulphuric acid. ly-co-dēş, s . [Greek lykōdēs , contracted from lykoeidēs , wolf-like; lykos =a wolf, and eidos =form.] Ichthy.: The typical genus of the family Lycodidæ. Nine species are known from the Arctic Ocean; four from the southern extremity of the American continent. Lycodes mucosus is from North umber land Sound.