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bryonin Chem.|ˈbraɪənɪn| [f. bryony: see -in.] ‘The bitter principle of the root of the red-berried bryony (Bryonia dioica).’ Watts.
1836Penny Cycl. V. 502/2 The Wild Bryony..Its properties are apparently owing to the presence of a principle called bryonine, analogous to cathartine. 1863Watts Dict. Chem. I. 685 Bryonin acts as a drastic purgative. 1880Syd. Soc. Lex., Bryonin, a glucoside obtained from Bryonia..It is a white or slightly coloured granular substance, bitter, soluble in water and alcohol, insoluble in ether. |