podophyllin

[ pod-uh-fil-in ]

noun
  1. a resin, occurring as a light brown to greenish amorphous powder, obtained from podophyllum, and used in medicine chiefly as a cathartic and, locally, in the treatment of genital warts.

Origin of podophyllin

1
First recorded in 1850–55; podophyll(um) + -in2
  • Also called podophyllin resin.

Other words from podophyllin

  • pod·o·phyl·lic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for podophyllin

podophyllin

podophylin resin

/ (ˌpɒdəʊˈfɪlɪn) /


noun
  1. a bitter yellow resin obtained from the dried underground stems of the May apple and mandrake: used to treat warts and formerly as a cathartic

Origin of podophyllin

1
C19: from New Latin Podophyllum genus of herbs including the May apple, from podo-, from Greek pous foot + phullon leaf

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