reserpine

Noun

res=er=pine

WORDNET DICTIONARY

reserpine(n = noun.artifact) rau-sed, raudixin, sandril, serpasil - antihypertensive consisting of an alkaloid extracted from the plant Rauwolfia serpentina (trade names Raudixin or Rau-Sed or Sandril or Serpasil); Array

is a kind of antihypertensive, antihypertensive drug

reserpine, n. an alkaloid obtained from plants of the genus Rauwolfia, used as a tranquillizer and in the treatment of hypertension.

Etymology

G Reserpin f. mod.L Rauwolfia (f. L. Rauwolf, Ger. botanist d. 1596) serpentina

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