colocynthin
A cucurbitane glucoside isolated from, and acting as the active medicinal principle…A cucurbitane glucoside isolated from, and acting as the active medicinal principle of, colocynth. It is a bitter yellow crystalline substance.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A cucurbitane glucoside isolated from, and acting as the active medicinal principle of, colocynth. It is a bitter yellow crystalline substance.
Origin
From colocynth + -in. Compare French colocynthine.From colocynth + -in. Compare French colocynthine.
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