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reserpine

UK/ɹɪˈsɜː.piːn/US/ɹɪˈsɝːˌpiːn/

reserpine noun: a compound of the alkaloid class obtained from Indian snakeroot (Rauvolfia serpentina) and other plants and used in the treatment of hypertension.

Noun

reserpine (countable and uncountable, plural reserpines)

  1. A compound of the alkaloid class obtained from Indian snakeroot (Rauvolfia serpentina) and other plants and used in the treatment of hypertension.

Forms of reserpine

pluralreserpines

Origin of reserpine

From Translingual R(auvolfia) serp(entina) + English -ine.

Words formed from reserpine

Questions about reserpine

What does reserpine mean?
Reserpine means a compound of the alkaloid class obtained from Indian snakeroot (Rauvolfia serpentina) and other plants and used in the treatment of hypertension.
What part of speech is reserpine?
Reserpine is a noun.
How do you pronounce reserpine?
Reserpine is pronounced /ɹɪˈsɜː.piːn/ (UK).
What is the plural of reserpine?
The plural of reserpine is reserpines.

Words near reserpine in the dictionary

  1. reserializations
  2. reserialize
  3. reserialized
  4. reserializes
  5. reserializing
  6. reserpine
  7. reserpines
  8. reserpinine
  9. reserpinisation
  10. reserpinised
  11. reserpinization

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