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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HELLEBOREIN

HELLEBOREIN Hel `le *bo "re *in, n. (Chem. )

 

Defn: 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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