digitalin

[ dij-i-tal-in, -tey-lin ]

nounPharmacology.

a glucoside obtained from digitalis.
any of several extracts of mixtures of glucosides obtained from digitalis.

Origin of digitalin

First recorded in 1830–40; digital(is) + -in²

Words Nearby digitalin

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How to use digitalin in a sentence

It is better to use digitalin, one one-hundredth of a grain hypodermically, if possible.
The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) | Various
In 1881, during relapsing fever, I had severe cardiac intermittence, very fatiguing and only relieved by small doses of digitalin.
Life of Elie Metchnikoff, 1845-1916 | Olga Metchnikoff
The tincture contains a fair proportion of both digitalin and digitoxin.
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The effects on animals are identical with those of digitalin.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter Blyth
With regard to commercial digitalin, as much as from 10 to 12 mgrms.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter Blyth

British Dictionary definitions for digitalin

digitalin

/ (ˌdɪdʒɪˈteɪlɪn) /

noun

a poisonous amorphous crystalline mixture of glycosides extracted from digitalis leaves and formerly used in treating heart disease

Origin of digitalin

C19: from digital (is) + -in

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