hydrastinine

[ hahy-dras-tuh-neen, -nin ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a white, crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C 11 H 13 NO 3 , synthesized from hydrastine: used to arrest bleeding, especially in the uterus.

hydrastinine

/ haɪˈdræstɪˌniːn /

noun

1. a colourless crystalline water-soluble compound whose pharmacological action resembles that of hydrastine. Formula: C 11 H 13 NO 3

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrastinine¹

First recorded in 1885–90; hydrastine + -ine ²