单词 | ouabain |
释义 | ouabain/ˈuːəbeɪn /noun [mass noun] Chemistry A toxic compound obtained from certain trees, used as a very rapid cardiac stimulant. It is a polycyclic glycoside.It would have been preferable to discard this possibility by more complete blockade of active sodium transport (with the use of a sodium channel blocker in addition to ouabain, instead of ouabain alone)....
OriginLate 19th century: via French from Somali wabayo, denoting a tree that yields poison (used on arrow points) containing ouabain. |
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