单词 | ouabain |
释义 | ouabain[ wah-bah-in ] / wɑˈbɑ ɪn / noun Pharmacology.a glycoside occurring as a white, crystalline powder, C29H44O12, obtained from the seeds of a shrub, Strophanthus gratus, or from the wood of trees of the genus Acokanthera, and used in medicine chiefly as a cardiac stimulant. Also called G-strophanthin. Origin of ouabain1890–95; <French ouaba(ïo) (<Somali waabayyo arrow poison) + -in2 Words nearby ouabainOtto pelvis, ottrelite, Ottumwa, Otway, ou, ouabain, Ouachita, Ouachita Mountains, Ouagadougou, ouananiche, oubaas Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for ouabainouabain / (ˈwɑːbɑːɪn) / nouna poisonous white crystalline glycoside extracted from certain trees and used as a heart stimulant and, by some African tribes, on poison darts. Formula: C 29 H 44 O 12 .8H 2 O Word Origin for ouabainC19: from French ouabaïo, from Somali waba yo native name of tree 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 Medical definitions for ouabainouabain [ wä-bā′ĭn ] n.A white poisonous glycoside extracted from the seeds of the African trees Strophanthus gratus and Acokanthera ouabaio and used as a heart stimulant. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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