[ ˌfʌɪsəʊ'stɪgmi:n ]
■ noun Chemistry a compound which is the active ingredient of the Calabar bean and is used medicinally in eye drops.
Origin
C19: from the mod. L. genus name Physostigma + -ine 4 .
[ ˌfʌɪsəʊ'stɪgmi:n ]
■ noun Chemistry a compound which is the active ingredient of the Calabar bean and is used medicinally in eye drops.
Origin
C19: from the mod. L. genus name Physostigma + -ine 4 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004