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noun
A resin from Ipomoea simulans, found in Tampico jalap, laxative in small doses, purgative in large ones.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From Tampico (“Mexcian port, source of Tampico jalap”) + -in.
