[em.o.din] n [ISV emodi- (fr. NL Rheum emodi, species of rhubarb) + -in] (1858): an orange crystalline phenolic compound that is obtained from plants (as rhubarb and cascara buckthorn) and is used as a laxative
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Meaning of EMODIN in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012