AMORPHOUS DIGITALIN
\ɐmˈɔːfəs dˈɪd͡ʒɪtˌalɪn], \ɐmˈɔːfəs dˈɪdʒɪtˌalɪn], \ɐ_m_ˈɔː_f_ə_s d_ˈɪ_dʒ_ɪ_t_ˌa_l_ɪ_n]\
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Also known as digitalin amorplze and digitalin chloroformique, the d. of the French codex. This substance is probably a more or less impure form of true d., differing somewhat in its physical properties, owing to the presence of impurities, including digitonin. The amorphous d. of Homolle is used occasionally and mention is frequently made of it in the literature of the subject. It is a very active substance, used like true d.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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