Coniine

/ˈkoʊniːn/ noun

Definition

A poisonous alkaloid compound found in hemlock plants, historically famous as the toxin used to execute the philosopher Socrates.

Etymology

From 'conium' (the genus name for hemlock from Greek 'konion') combined with the chemical suffix '-ine'. The name derives from the plant that produces this deadly poison.

Kelly Says

Coniine was the active poison in the hemlock that killed Socrates in 399 BCE—it's described in Plato's 'Phaedo' as causing gradual paralysis starting from the feet, matching coniine's actual effects on the nervous system.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኮኒን
koh-nee-n
ARالعربية
كونين
ku-neen
BNবাংলা
কোনিন
koh-nin
CACatalà
coniina
koh-nee-nah
CSČeština
coniin
koh-neen
DADansk
coniin
koh-neen
DEDeutsch
Coniin
koh-nee-n
ELΕλληνικά
κονιίνη
koh-nee-nee
ESEspañol
coniina
koh-nee-nah
FAفارسی
کونین
ko-neen
FISuomi
coniini
koh-nee-ni
FRFrançais
coniine
koh-neeen
GUGU
કોનીન
koh-nee-n
HAHA
koniin
ko-nee-n
HEעברית
קווינין
ko-vi-nin
HIहिन्दी
कोनिन
koh-nin
HUMagyar
coniin
koh-neen
IDBahasa Indonesia
coniin
koh-nee-n
IGIG
koniin
ko-nee-n
ITItaliano
coniina
koh-nee-nah
JA日本語
コニイン
ko-ni-in
KKKK
конін
kon-in
KMKM
កុនីន
ku-nee-n
KO한국어
코니인
ko-ni-in
MRMR
कोनिन
koh-nin
MSBahasa Melayu
coniin
koh-nee-n
MYမြန်မာ
ကုနီးန
ku-nee-n
NLNederlands
coniine
koh-nee-n
NONorsk
coniin
koh-neen
PAPA
ਕੋਨੀਨ
koh-neen
PLPolski
coniina
koh-nee-nah
PTPortuguês
coniina
koh-nee-nah
RORomână
coniină
koh-nee-nah
RUРусский
коноин
kon-oin
SVSvenska
coniin
koh-neen
SWKiswahili
coniin
koh-nee-n
TAதமிழ்
கொனினைன்
ko-ni-nain
TEతెలుగు
కొనీన
koh-nee-na
THไทย
โคनीน
ko-nee-n
TLTL
coniin
koh-nee-n
TRTürkçe
konin
koh-nin
UKУкраїнська
коніїн
koh-nee-in
URاردو
کونین
ko-neen
VITiếng Việt
coniin
koh-nee-n
YOYO
koniin
ko-nee-n
ZH中文
康尼碱
kāng nì jiān
ZUZU
koniini
ko-nee-ni

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