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colocynthin

colocynthin noun: a cucurbitane glucoside isolated from, and acting as the active medicinal principle of, colocynth. It is a bitter yellow crystalline substance.

Noun

colocynthin (uncountable)

  1. A cucurbitane glucoside isolated from, and acting as the active medicinal principle of, colocynth. It is a bitter yellow crystalline substance.

Origin of colocynthin

From colocynth + -in. Compare French colocynthine.

Questions about colocynthin

What does colocynthin mean?
Colocynthin means a cucurbitane glucoside isolated from, and acting as the active medicinal principle of, colocynth. It is a bitter yellow crystalline substance.
What part of speech is colocynthin?
Colocynthin is a noun.

Words near colocynthin in the dictionary

  1. colocolos
  2. colocolostomies
  3. colocolostomy
  4. colocutaneous
  5. colocynth
  6. colocynthin
  7. colocynthis
  8. colocynths
  9. colocystoplasties
  10. colocystoplasty
  11. coloenteral

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