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noun
Biochemistry
.
any of a family of steroid lactones, occurring in toad venom and squill, that possess cardiac-stimulating and antitumor activity.
Origin:
1965–70;
from
bufa-20, 22-dienolide
a chemical component of such lactones; compare
Latin
būfō
toad
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