单词 | sparteine |
释义 | sparteine[ spahr-tee-een, -in ] / ˈspɑr tiˌin, -ɪn / nouna bitter, poisonous, liquid alkaloid obtained from certain species of broom, especially Cytisus scoparius, used in medicine to stimulate the heart and also the uterine muscles in childbirth. Origin of sparteine1850–55; irregular <New Latin Sparti(um) name of a genus of broom (<Greek spárt(os) kind of broom + New Latin -ium-ium) + -ine1 Words nearby sparteineSparta, Spartacist, Spartacus, Spartan, Spartanburg, sparteine, Sparti, Spartiate, spar varnish, sparver, spar with Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sparteine
British Dictionary definitions for sparteinesparteine / (ˈspɑːtɪˌiːn, -ɪn) / nouna viscous oily alkaloid extracted from the broom plant and lupin seeds. It has been used in medicine to treat heart arrhythmias Word Origin for sparteineC19: from New Latin Spartium, from Greek spartos broom 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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