What does "ouabain" mean?

A poisonous cardiac glycoside, g-strophanthin, found in the seeds of certain lianas.

What is a synonym for "ouabain"?

Common synonyms include: strophanthin, strophanthin.

Ouabain

//ˈwɑːbeɪn// noun

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Noun

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A poisonous cardiac glycoside, g-strophanthin, found in the seeds of certain lianas. countable, uncountable
"In moderate dosage ouabain is used today to treat emergency heart failure; in excessive doses it makes the heart go crazy, pumping wildly until it collapses."

Synonyms

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strophanthin strophanthin

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"In moderate dosage ouabain is used today to treat emergency heart failure; in excessive doses it makes the heart go crazy, pumping wildly until it collapses."

Etymology

From ouaba(io) + -in, after French ouabain, ultimately from Somali waabaayo, meaning "arrow poison".

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