Definition for GUA-RAN'I-NA

GUA-RAN'I-NA, n. [from Sp. guarana, a Brazilian medicine, obtained from the fruit of Paullinia sorbilis.]

A supposed alkaloid obtained from guarana, or Paullinia sorbilis. It possesses the general properties of the vegetable alkaloids, with peculiarities, which distinguish it from the rest.

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