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ouabain
[ wah-bah-in ]
noun
, Pharmacology.
- a glycoside occurring as a white, crystalline powder, C 2 9 H 4 4 O 1 2 , obtained from the seeds of a shrub, Strophanthus gratus, or from the wood of trees of the genus Acokanthera, and used in medicine chiefly as a cardiac stimulant.
ouabain
/ ˈwɑːbɑːɪn /
noun
- a poisonous white crystalline glycoside extracted from certain trees and used as a heart stimulant and, by some African tribes, on poison darts. Formula: C 29 H 44 O 12 .8H 2 O
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ouabain1
C19: from French ouabaïo, from Somali waba yo native name of tree
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