DIGITOXIN


Meaning of DIGITOXIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdi-jə-ˈtäk-sən ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, blend of New Latin Digitalis and International Scientific Vocabulary toxin

Date: circa 1883

: a poisonous cardiotonic glycoside C 41 H 64 O 13 that is the most active constituent of digitalis ; also : a mixture of digitalis glycosides consisting chiefly of digitoxin

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