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Definition of Antiarin
1. n. A poisonous principle obtained from antiar.
Definition of Antiarin
1. Noun. Either of two cardiac glycoside poisons produced by the upas tree (''Antiaris toxicaria''). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Antiarin
1. antiar [n -S] - See also: antiar
Medical Definition of Antiarin
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Antiarin
Literary usage of Antiarin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Poisons: Their Effects and Detection by Alexander Wynter Blyth, Meredith Wynter Blyth (1906)
"antiarin is obtained in crystals, by first treating the inspissated milky juice
with petroleum ether to remove fatty and other matters, and then dissolving ..."
2. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1864)
"Oxygen-nucleus antiarin. ... at last to an extract, from a solution of which in
boiling water antiarin, amounting to 3'5 pc of the dried sap, crystallises. ..."
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