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ouabain
[ wah-bah-in ]
/ wɑˈbɑ ɪn /
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noun Pharmacology.
a glycoside occurring as a white, crystalline powder, C29H44O12, obtained from the seeds of a shrub, Strophanthus gratus, or from the wood of trees of the genus Acokanthera, and used in medicine chiefly as a cardiac stimulant.
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Also called G-strophanthin.
Origin of ouabain
Words nearby ouabain
Ottonian, ottrelite, Ottumwa, Otway, ou, ouabain, Ouachita, Ouachita Mountains, Ouagadougou, ouananiche, oubaas
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British Dictionary definitions for ouabain
ouabain
/ (ˈwɑːbɑːɪn) /
noun
a poisonous white crystalline glycoside extracted from certain trees and used as a heart stimulant and, by some African tribes, on poison darts. Formula: C 29 H 44 O 12 .8H 2 O
Word Origin for ouabain
C19: from French ouabaïo, from Somali waba yo native name of tree
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