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Definition of Santonin

1. n. A white crystalline substance having a bitter taste, extracted from the buds of levant wormseed and used as an anthelmintic. It occassions a peculiar temporary color blindness, causing objects to appear as if seen through a yellow glass.

Definition of Santonin

1. a chemical compound [n -S]

Medical Definition of Santonin

1. A white crystalline substance having a bitter taste, extracted from the buds of levant wormseed and used as an anthelmintic. It occassions a peculiar temporary colour blindness, causing objects to appear as if seen through a yellow glass. Origin: L. Herba santonica, a kind of plant, fr. Santoni a people of Aquitania; cf. Gr., cf. F. Santonine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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