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单词 strophanthin
释义

strophanthin

[ stroh-fan-thin ]
/ stroʊˈfæn θɪn /

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.

Origin of strophanthin

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

Words nearby strophanthin

strontium hydroxide, strontium monoxide, strontium unit, strook, strop, strophanthin, strophanthus, strophe, strophic, strophoid, strophulus
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Example sentences 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
/ (strəʊˈfænθɪn) /

noun

a toxic glycoside or mixture of glycosides obtained from the ripe seeds of certain species of strophanthus: used as a cardiac stimulant
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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