'Lophine' definitions:

Definition of 'Lophine'

From: GCIDE

Lophine \Loph"ine\, n. [Gr. ? a tuft or crest of feathers.] (Chem.) A nitrogenous organic base obtained by the oxidation of amarine, and regarded as a derivative of benzoic aldehyde. It is obtained in long white crystalline tufts, -- whence its name. [1913 Webster]