ERGONOVINE


Meaning of ERGONOVINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌər-gə-ˈnō-ˌvēn ]

noun

Etymology: ergo- + Latin nov us new — more at new

Date: circa 1936

: an alkaloid C 19 H 23 N 3 O 2 derived from ergot and used especially in the form of its maleate as an oxytocic

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