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Vernonin
Ver′no-nin
,
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.
Definition
2024
vernonin
vernonin
English
Wikispecies
Noun
vernonin
(
uncountable
)
(
organic chemistry
)
A
glucoside
extracted from the
root
of a
South African
plant
of the
genus
Vernonia
, used as a mild
heart
tonic
.
Etymology
Vernonia
+
-in
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