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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of several poisonous cardiac glycosides obtained from various African plants countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a bitter and very toxic glycoside derived from plants of the genus Strophanthus; in moderate doses it is a cardiac stimulant but in larger doses it is a powerful poison; used in Africa as an arrow poison wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

ouabainouabain

Etymology

Strophanthus + -in

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