Chem. [f. mod.L. Lepidium, a botanical genus, ad. Gr. λεπίδιον, dim. of λεπίς scale; see -INE.] A volatile oily base obtained by distilling quinine, cinchonine, and other alkaloids.
1856. Fownes, Chem. (ed. 6), 580. Lepidine contains C20H9N, cryptidine C22H11N.
1862. Miller, Elem. Chem., vi. 456.
