ouabain

noun

oua·bain wä-ˈbā-ən How to pronounce ouabain (audio)

ˈwä-ˌbān

: a poisonous glycoside C₂₉H₄₄O₁₂ obtained from several African shrubs or trees (genera Strophanthus and Acokanthera) of the dogbane family and used medically like digitalis and in Africa as an arrow poison

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Recent Examples on the Web But the arrow’s tip has a secret weapon: the deadly poison ouabain.

Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 11 May 2018 At such a dose, ouabain can cause twitching, convulsions, high blood pressure, rapid heart rate, and eventually cardiac arrest.

Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 21 Jan. 2018 The ouabain derivative didn’t have any toxic effects, and the rat produced normal levels of sperm.

Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 21 Jan. 2018 But ouabain also affects another type of transporter subunit called α4, which is found only in sperm cells.

Smithsonian, 31 Jan. 2018 Our results are promising because our candidate molecule, unlike ouabain, is nontoxic in rats.

Smithsonian, 31 Jan. 2018

单词	ouabain
释义	ouabain noun oua·bain wä-ˈbā-ən ˈwä-ˌbān : a poisonous glycoside C₂₉H₄₄O₁₂ obtained from several African shrubs or trees (genera Strophanthus and Acokanthera) of the dogbane family and used medically like digitalis and in Africa as an arrow poison Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web But the arrow’s tip has a secret weapon: the deadly poison ouabain. Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 11 May 2018 At such a dose, ouabain can cause twitching, convulsions, high blood pressure, rapid heart rate, and eventually cardiac arrest. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 21 Jan. 2018 The ouabain derivative didn’t have any toxic effects, and the rat produced normal levels of sperm. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 21 Jan. 2018 But ouabain also affects another type of transporter subunit called α4, which is found only in sperm cells. Smithsonian, 31 Jan. 2018 Our results are promising because our candidate molecule, unlike ouabain, is nontoxic in rats. Smithsonian, 31 Jan. 2018 Word History Etymology International Scientific Vocabulary, from French ouabaïo, an African tree, from Somali waabayyo arrow poison First Known Use 1888, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition ouabain noun oua·bain wä-ˈbā-ən ˈwä-ˌbān : a poisonous glycoside C₂₉H₄₄O₁₂ obtained from several African shrubs or trees of the dogbane family and used medically like digitalis and in Africa as an arrow poison
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ouabain

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