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单词 digitalin
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Definition of digitalin in English:

digitalin

noun ˌdɪdʒɪˈteɪlɪnˌdɪdʒɪˈtælən
mass noun
  • A drug containing the active constituents of digitalis.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Deer also avoid plants that people consider medicinal and poisonous: foxgloves (the plant source of the cardiac drug digitalin), poppies (the plant source of opium), daffodils, and lily-of-the-valley.
    • In this way a digitalin of indefinite composition is obtained, consisting of such glucosides as digitin, digitonin, etc.
    • Digitalis, a drug prepared from digitalin, a glycoside obtained from the common foxglove, is used in medicine.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from digitalis + -in1.

 
 

Definition of digitalin in US English:

digitalin

nounˌdɪdʒɪˈtælənˌdijiˈtalən
  • A drug containing the active constituents of digitalis.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Digitalis, a drug prepared from digitalin, a glycoside obtained from the common foxglove, is used in medicine.
    • In this way a digitalin of indefinite composition is obtained, consisting of such glucosides as digitin, digitonin, etc.
    • Deer also avoid plants that people consider medicinal and poisonous: foxgloves (the plant source of the cardiac drug digitalin), poppies (the plant source of opium), daffodils, and lily-of-the-valley.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from digitalis + -in.

 
 
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