HELLEBOREIN
\hˈɛlɪbˌɔːɹiːn], \hˈɛlɪbˌɔːɹiːn], \h_ˈɛ_l_ɪ_b_ˌɔː_ɹ_iː_n]\
Definitions of HELLEBOREIN
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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A poisonous glucoside accompanying helleborin in several species of hellebore, and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a bittersweet taste. It has a strong action on the heart, resembling digitalin.
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