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Plumbagin

Plum-ba′gin

(plŭm-bā′jĭn)
,
Noun.
[L.
plumbago
leadwort, fr.
plumbum
lead; cf. F.
plombagin
.]
(Chem.)
A crystalline substance said to be found in the root of a certain plant of the Leadwort (
Plumbago
) family.

Definition 2024


plumbagin

plumbagin

English

Noun

plumbagin (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) The toxin 5-hydroxy-2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone.