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Vernonin

Ver′no-nin

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Noun.
(Chem.)
A glucoside extracted from the root of a South African plant of the genus
Vernonia
, as a deliquescent powder, and used as a mild heart tonic.

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vernonin

vernonin

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vernonin (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A glucoside extracted from the root of a South African plant of the genus Vernonia, used as a mild heart tonic.