hydrastinine

American

[hahy-dras-tuh-neen, -nin] / haɪˈdræs təˌnin, -nɪn /

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 British

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of hydrastinine

First recorded in 1885–90; hydrastine + -ine ²

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