digitalin

[ dij-i-tal-in, -tey-lin ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. a glucoside obtained from digitalis.

  2. any of several extracts of mixtures of glucosides obtained from digitalis.

Origin of digitalin

1
First recorded in 1830–40; digital(is) + -in2

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British Dictionary definitions for digitalin

digitalin

/ (ˌdɪdʒɪˈteɪlɪn) /


noun
  1. a poisonous amorphous crystalline mixture of glycosides extracted from digitalis leaves and formerly used in treating heart disease

Origin of digitalin

1
C19: from digital (is) + -in

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