HYDRASTINE


Meaning of HYDRASTINE in English

/huy dras"teen, -tin/ , n. Pharm.

an alkaloid, C 21 H 21 NO 6 , that is extracted from the roots of goldenseal and forms prismatic crystals: used as an astringent and to inhibit uterine bleeding.

[ 1875-80; HYDRAST(IS) + -INE 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .