Digitalin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A white crystalline glycoside, C36H56O14, that is obtained from the seeds of the common foxglove.
  • n. One of several mixtures of digitalis glycosides that are extracted from the leaves or seeds of the common foxglove.
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  • n. Any of a mixture of glycosides, extracted from the foxglove plant, that is used as a cardiotonic
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Any one of several extracts of foxglove (Digitalis), as the “French extract,” the “German extract,” etc., which differ among themselves in composition and properties. Both Digitalis lanata and Digitalis purpurea have been used to prepare such extracts.
  • n. the distinctive chemical substance, a steroid glycoside, which is the essential ingredient of the extracts of foxglove. It is a white, crystalline substance (C36H56O14), and is a 3-substituted diglucoside of a steroid. It is a powerful cardiac stimulant and is used as a cardiotonic for treatment of certain heart conditions, such as congestive heart failure. Chemically it is (3β,5β,16β)-3-[6-Deoxy-4-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-3-O-methyl-β-D-galactopyranosyl)oxy]-14,16-dihyroxy-card-20(22)-enolide. The related compounds digitoxin and digoxin are also extracted from the foxglove. The class of steroid glycosides having cardiotonic properties are refered to as the cardiac glycosides.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The substance or substances isolated from the leaves of Digtitalis purpurea as its active principle.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cardiac glycoside    cardiac glucoside   
    Hyponym
    lanoxin    digitoxin    digoxin   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    digitalinum verum    diginorgin    schmiedeberg's digitalin    digitalis    digitalis glycoside   
     
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