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cathartin

ca*thar"tin\, n. (Chem.) The bitter, purgative principle of senna. It is a glucoside with the properties of a weak acid; -- called also cathartic acid, and cathartina.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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