reserpine

res er pine |riˈsərˌpēn, -pən rəˈsərpən | ▶noun Medicine a compound of the alkaloid class obtained from Indian snakeroot and other plants and used in the treatment of hypertension. ORIGIN 1950s: from the modern Latin species name R (auwolfia ) serp (entina ), named after Leonhard Rauwolf (see rauwolfia ), + -ine 4 .

reserpine

reserpine |rɪˈsəːpiːn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a compound of the alkaloid class obtained from Indian snakeroot and other plants and used in the treatment of hypertension. ORIGIN 1950s: from the modern Latin species name R (auwolfia ) serp (entina ), named after Leonhard Rauwolf (see rauwolfia ), + -ine 4 .