An alternate or variant spelling of cathine; a stimulating alkaloid compound found in khat plant leaves.
From khat plus chemical suffix -in, commonly used for alkaloid compounds. This spelling variant reflects different conventions in chemical nomenclature.
The stimulant in khat is so similar to the stuff that keeps you awake in strong coffee that some chemists tried to see if they could extract it as medicine—but khat chewing remains mainly a cultural practice!
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