scilli-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: scilla n., -i- connective.

Etymology: < scilla n. + -i- connective, after German scilli- (in Scillipikrin , Scillitoxin , both 1878 or earlier; compare quot. 1879 for scillipicrin n. ).Found in a small number of formations exemplified below. Compare also scillin n.

Chemistry.

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Forming the names of certain glucosides obtained from sea onion or squill, Drimia (formerly Scilla) maritima. Cf. scillin n.

scillipicrin n.

Brit.

/ˌsɪlᵻˈpɪkrɪn/

U.S.

/ˌsɪləˈpɪkrən/

[ < scilli- comb. form + ancient Greek πικρός bitter (see picro- comb. form) + -in suffix¹, after German Scillipikrin (1878 or earlier)] a glucoside formerly used as a diuretic.

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1879 Pharmaceut. Jrnl. & Trans. 21 June 1038/2 In consideration of the unsatisfactory nature of the so-called ‘scillitin’..the author [sc. E. Merck] has carried out a new examination of the Scilla maritima. Up to the present time this has yielded him three substances, which upon the suggestion of Professor Huseman of Gottingen..and Dr. C. Moeller, he has named scillipicrin, scillitoxin and scillin.

1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 437/1 The activity of the drug appears to be due to the active principles, scillipicrin, scillitoxin, and scillin, which were first obtained by Merck in 1878.

1920 Lancet 27 Nov. 1102/2 Anasarcin... The formula of this preparation (in one tablet) is disclosed as follows: scillipicridin, gr. ¹/ ₄; scillitoxin, gr. ¹/ ₁₀₀; oxydendron arboreum, gr. ³/ ₄; and sambucus canadensis, gr. ³/ ₄.

scillitoxin n.

Brit.

/ˌsɪlᵻˈtɒksɪn/

U.S.

/ˌsɪləˈtɑksən/

a glucoside with cardiac action similar to digitalis.

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1990 D. G. Spoerke & S. C. Smolinske Toxicity Houseplants 173 The glycosides lycorine and galantamine, the glucoside scillaine (scillitoxin) and the antimitotic narciclasine have been shown to be present in both the [daffodil] flowers and stems as well as in the bulbs.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	scilli-
释义	scilli-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: scilla n., -i- connective. Etymology: < scilla n. + -i- connective, after German scilli- (in Scillipikrin , Scillitoxin , both 1878 or earlier; compare quot. 1879 for scillipicrin n. ).Found in a small number of formations exemplified below. Compare also scillin n. Chemistry. Categories » Forming the names of certain glucosides obtained from sea onion or squill, Drimia (formerly Scilla) maritima. Cf. scillin n. scillipicrin n. Brit. /ˌsɪlᵻˈpɪkrɪn/ , U.S. /ˌsɪləˈpɪkrən/ [ < scilli- comb. form + ancient Greek πικρός bitter (see picro- comb. form) + -in suffix¹, after German Scillipikrin (1878 or earlier)] a glucoside formerly used as a diuretic. ΚΠ 1879 Pharmaceut. Jrnl. & Trans. 21 June 1038/2 In consideration of the unsatisfactory nature of the so-called ‘scillitin’..the author [sc. E. Merck] has carried out a new examination of the Scilla maritima. Up to the present time this has yielded him three substances, which upon the suggestion of Professor Huseman of Gottingen..and Dr. C. Moeller, he has named scillipicrin, scillitoxin and scillin. 1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 437/1 The activity of the drug appears to be due to the active principles, scillipicrin, scillitoxin, and scillin, which were first obtained by Merck in 1878. 1920 Lancet 27 Nov. 1102/2 Anasarcin... The formula of this preparation (in one tablet) is disclosed as follows: scillipicridin, gr. ¹/ ₄; scillitoxin, gr. ¹/ ₁₀₀; oxydendron arboreum, gr. ³/ ₄; and sambucus canadensis, gr. ³/ ₄. scillitoxin n. Brit. /ˌsɪlᵻˈtɒksɪn/ , U.S. /ˌsɪləˈtɑksən/ a glucoside with cardiac action similar to digitalis. ΚΠ 1879 Pharmaceut. Jrnl. & Trans. 21 June 1038/2 In consideration of the unsatisfactory nature of the so-called ‘scillitin’..the author [sc. E. Merck] has carried out a new examination of the Scilla maritima. Up to the present time this has yielded him three substances, which upon the suggestion of Professor Huseman of Gottingen..and Dr. C. Moeller, he has named scillipicrin, scillitoxin and scillin. 1920 Lancet 27 Nov. 1102/2 Anasarcin... The formula of this preparation (in one tablet) is disclosed as follows: scillipicridin, gr. ¹/ ₄; scillitoxin, gr. ¹/ ₁₀₀; oxydendron arboreum, gr. ³/ ₄; and sambucus canadensis, gr. ³/ ₄. 1990 D. G. Spoerke & S. C. Smolinske Toxicity Houseplants 173 The glycosides lycorine and galantamine, the glucoside scillaine (scillitoxin) and the antimitotic narciclasine have been shown to be present in both the [daffodil] flowers and stems as well as in the bulbs. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1879
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