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em·o·din   (ěm'ə-dĭn')   
n.  An orange crystalline compound, C14H4O2(OH)3CH3, obtained from rhubarb and other plants and used as a laxative.

[New Latin (Rheum) ēmōdī, a species of rhubarb : genitive of ēmōdus (from Greek Ēmōdos, the Himalayas) + -in.]
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Main Entry: em·o·din
Pronunciation: 'em-&-d&n
Function: noun
: an orange crystalline phenolic compoundC15H10O5 that is obtained from plants (as rhubarb and cascara buckthorn) and is used as a laxative
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emodin em·o·din (ěm'ə-dĭn')
n.
A crystalline compound obtained from rhubarb and used as a laxative.

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