Chem. Also -in. [See def. and -INE5.] Names of two colorless alkaloids obtained from the bark and leaves of the yohimbé, a West African rubiaceous tree. Also Yohimbic acid.
1898. Jrnl. Chem. Soc., LXXIV. I. 679. An extract of the acid of the rind of the yohimbehe has been recommended as an aphrodisiac. Two substances named yohimbine and yohimbenine have been separated from it. Ibid. Yohimbic acid, C20H24O6N2, is soluble.
