strophanthin

[stroh-fan-thin]

noun Pharmacology.

a very poisonous, bitter glycoside or mixture of glycosides obtained from the dried, ripe seeds of a strophanthus, especially Strophanthus kombe, used as a cardiac stimulant.

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Origin of strophanthin

First recorded in 1875–80; strophanth(us) + -in²

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Examples from the Web for strophanthin

Mix the saccharin with the tincture of vanilla, add the strophanthin, and permit the alcohol to evaporate.
Candy Medication|Bernard Fantus
The ordinary medicinal dose of strophanthin is one five-hundredth of a grain.
The Mystery of 31 New Inn|R. Austin Freeman
Strophanthin is the name given to three different compounds, two obtained from Strophanthus Kombe and one from S. hispidus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for strophanthin

strophanthin

noun

a toxic glycoside or mixture of glycosides obtained from the ripe seeds of certain species of strophanthus: used as a cardiac stimulant

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