digitoxin
digitoxin · digitoxins
A toxic cardiac glycoside, obtained from digitalis, related to cardenolideA toxic cardiac glycoside, obtained from digitalis, related to cardenolide.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A toxic cardiac glycoside, obtained from digitalis, related to cardenolide.
More definitions
- digitalis preparation used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Blend of digitalis + toxin.Blend of digitalis + toxin.
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Forms
plural: digitoxins| Singular | digitoxin |
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedacetyldigitoxin
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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