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aspidospermine

aspidospermine noun: an alkaloid, obtained from quebracho bark, that was once used as a respiratory stimulant and antispasmodic, and as an antipyretic in typhoid fever.

Noun

aspidospermine (uncountable)

  1. An alkaloid, obtained from quebracho bark, that was once used as a respiratory stimulant and antispasmodic, and as an antipyretic in typhoid fever

Questions about aspidospermine

What does aspidospermine mean?
Aspidospermine means an alkaloid, obtained from quebracho bark, that was once used as a respiratory stimulant and antispasmodic, and as an antipyretic in typhoid fever.
What part of speech is aspidospermine?
Aspidospermine is a noun.

Words near aspidospermine in the dictionary

  1. aspidosoma
  2. aspidosomal
  3. aspidosomata
  4. aspidosperma
  5. aspidospermas
  6. aspidospermine
  7. aspidospondylous
  8. aspidospondyly
  9. aspie
  10. Aspiedom
  11. Aspieish

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