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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.