ˌpädəˈfilə̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary podophyll- (from New Latin Podophyllum ) + -in
: a bitter light brown to greenish yellow resin that is irritating to the eye and other mucous membranes, that is obtained from podophyllum, and that is used as a cathartic, applied externally in solution in the treatment of venereal warts, and also used in cytological research for its property of inhibiting the division of malignant cells — called also podophyllum resin