ALOIN


Meaning of ALOIN in English

/al"oh in/ , n. Pharm.

an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.

[ 1835-45; ALOE + -INE 2 ]

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