STROPHANTHIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does strophanthin mean? 

• STROPHANTHIN (noun)
  The noun STROPHANTHIN has 1 sense:

1. a bitter and very toxic glycoside derived from plants of the genus Strophanthus; in moderate doses it is a cardiac stimulant but in larger doses it is a powerful poison; used in Africa as an arrow poison

  Familiarity information: STROPHANTHIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STROPHANTHIN (noun)

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Meaning:

A bitter and very toxic glycoside derived from plants of the genus Strophanthus; in moderate doses it is a cardiac stimulant but in larger doses it is a powerful poison; used in Africa as an arrow poison

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("strophanthin" is a kind of...):

glycoside (a group of compounds derived from monosaccharides)