colocynthinn.
/kɒləˈsɪnθɪn/ Chemistry.
The bitter principle of colocynth, resembling a semi-transparent resin, and readily soluble in alcohol.
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1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 193.
1840 W. Henry Elem. Chem. II. 333 It contains the bitterness of the colocynth, and appears..to be a particular principle, for which he proposes the name of colocyntine.
1876 R. Bartholow Pract. Treat. Materia Med. ii. 443 Colocynthine is a very powerful cathartic.
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