STROPHANTHIN


Meaning of STROPHANTHIN in English

/stroh fan"thin/ , n. Pharm.

a very poisonous, bitter glycoside or mixture of glycosides obtained from the dried, ripe seeds of a strophanthus, esp. Strophanthus kombe, used as a cardiac stimulant.

[ 1875-80; STROPHANTH(US) + -IN 2 ]

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