Meaning Of The Word Digitoxin
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Digitoxin Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Digitoxin?
digitoxin in American English
a glycoside, C41H64O13, extracted from digitalis leaves, like digitalis in physiological action, but more potent noun: a white, crystalline, water-insoluble cardiac glycoside, C41H64O13, or a mixture of cardiac glycosides of which this is the chief constituent, obtained from digitalis and used in the treatment of congestive heart failure digitoxin in British English noun: a white toxic bitter-tasting glycoside, extracted from the leaves of the purple foxglove ( Digitalis purpurea) and used in the treatment of heart failure and some abnormal heart rhythms. Formula: C41 H64 O13 |
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