globularetinn.
/ˌɡlɒbjᵿˈlarᵻtɪn/, U.S. /ˌɡlɑbjəˈlɛrəˌtɪn/ Biochemistry. Now rare.
A derivative of the glucoside globularin, formerly used for various medicinal purposes, e.g. as a diuretic, purgative, etc.
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1861 Chem. News 23 Feb. 128/1 Walz has found..in the leaves of Globularia Alypum..tannin, yellow colouring-matter, an active principle, to which he gives the name Globularin, Globularetin, and Paraglobularetin. The globularin..may be split up into sugar, globularetin, paraglobularetin, and water.
1883 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 42 1225 When boiled with dilute acids, globularin yields only one decomposition product, globularetin.
1906 Mod. Materia Medica 132 Globularetin..is a cleavage product of globularin, possessed of purgative and diuretic properties.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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