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noun
A compound of the alkaloid class obtained from Indian snakeroot (Rauvolfia serpentina) and other plants and used in the treatment of hypertension.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, medicine, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, pharmacology, physical-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
antihypertensive consisting of an alkaloid extracted from the plant Rauwolfia serpentina (trade names Raudixin or Rau-Sed or Sandril or Serpasil)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Raudixin, Rau-Sed, Sandril, Serpasil
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: antihypertensive, antihypertensive drug
History
Etymology tree Translingual R(auvolfia) serp(entina) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English reserpine From Translingual R(auvolfia) serp(entina) + English -ine.
Across languages
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