ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈtäksə̇n noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary digi- (from New Latin Digitalis ) + toxin
: a poisonous crystalline steroid glycoside C 41 H 64 O 13 occurring as the most active principle of digitalis and used similarly to digitalis ; also : a mixture of cardiotonic glycosides obtained from digitalis and consisting chiefly of digitoxin — see lanatoside a