re·ser·pine 
(rĭ-sûrpēn′, -pĭn, rĕsər-pĭn, -pēn′, rĕz-)
(rĭ-sûrpēn′, -pĭn, rĕsər-pĭn, -pēn′, rĕz-)n.
A drug, C33H40N2O9, isolated from the roots of certain species of rauwolfia and used as an antihypertensive.
[German Reserpin, from shortening and alteration of New Latin Rauvolfia serpentīna, species of snakeroot : RAUWOLFIA + Late Latin serpentīna, feminine of serpentīnus, serpentine; see SERPENTINE.]
- Indo-European root: uks-en-
- Indo-European root: uper
- Indo-European root: upo
- Indo-European root: wal-
- Indo-European root: wap-
- Indo-European root: we-
- Indo-European root: webh-
- Indo-European root: wed-
- Indo-European root: wed-
- Indo-European root: weg-
- Indo-European root: wegh-
- Indo-European root: wei-
- Indo-European root: weid-
- Indo-European root: weik-
- Indo-European root: weik-
- Indo-European root: weik-
- Indo-European root: weip-
- Indo-European root: weiə-
- Indo-European root: wekti-
- Indo-European root: wekw-
- Indo-European root: wel-
- Indo-European root: wel-
- Indo-European root: welə-
- Indo-European root: wemə-
- Indo-European root: wen-