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hydrastinine
[ hahy-dras-tuh-neen, -nin ]
noun
, Pharmacology.
- a white, crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C 11 H 13 NO 3 , synthesized from hydrastine: used to arrest bleeding, especially in the uterus.
hydrastinine
/ haɪˈdræstɪˌniːn /
noun
- a colourless crystalline water-soluble compound whose pharmacological action resembles that of hydrastine. Formula: C 11 H 13 NO 3
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hydrastinine1
First recorded in 1885–90; hydrastine + -ine 2
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