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hydrastinine

[ hahy-dras-tuh-neen, -nin ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a white, crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C 11 H 13 NO 3 , synthesized from hydrastine: used to arrest bleeding, especially in the uterus.

hydrastinine

/ haɪˈdræstɪˌniːn /

noun

  1. a colourless crystalline water-soluble compound whose pharmacological action resembles that of hydrastine. Formula: C 11 H 13 NO 3

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrastinine1

First recorded in 1885–90; hydrastine + -ine 2

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