strophanthin

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

stro=phan=thin

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun strophanthin has 1 sense

strophanthin(n = noun.substance) Array - a bitter and very toxic glycoside derived from plants of the genus Strophanthus; in moderate doses it is a cardiac stimulant but in larger doses it is a powerful poison; used in Africa as an arrow poison; Array

is a kind of

glycoside

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

strophanthin, n. a white crystalline poisonous glucoside extracted from various tropical plants of the genus Strophanthus and used as a heart-tonic.

Etymology

mod.L strophanthus f. Gk strophos twisted cord + anthos flower

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