noun
Etymology
Origin of digitalin
First recorded in 1830–40; digital(is) + -in 2
Example Sentences
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Barium chloride, digitalin, physostigmin, nicotin and other substances, as well as adrenalin, have been found to exert a selective toxic action on the muscle cells of the middle coat of the aorta.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
No animal will touch the plant, which is biennial, and will only develop its active principle digitalin, when getting some sunshine, but remains inert when grown altogether in the shade.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas
He took down a bottle of digitalin from a cabinet, adding, "only it was too late in this case."
From The Romance of Elaine Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine" by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
With breezy fatherliness which inspirited Una, he spoke of the possible presence of pneumococcus, of doing magic things with Romer’s serum, of trusting in God, of the rain, of cold baths and digitalin.
From The Job An American Novel by Lewis, Sinclair
The physiological antidotes are atropine and digitalin or strophanthin, which should be injected subcutaneously in maximal doses.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
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