aloin

[ al-oh-in ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.

Origin of aloin

1
First recorded in 1835–45; aloe + -ine2

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aloin

/ (ˈæləʊɪn) /


noun
  1. a bitter crystalline compound derived from various species of aloe: used as a laxative and flavouring agent

Origin of aloin

1
C19: from aloe + -in

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