podophyllin
[ pod-uh-fil-in ]
noun
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
1First 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
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
1C19: from New Latin Podophyllum genus of herbs including the May apple, from podo-, from Greek pous foot + phullon leaf
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