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Definition: COLOCYNTHIN

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The active medicinal principle of colocynth; a bitter, yellow, crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Colocynthin" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Colocynthin \Col`o*cyn"thin\, noun. [Compare to the French expression colocynthine.]. (references)

Definition: COLOCYNTHIN

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. The active medicinal principle of colocynth; a bitter, yellow, crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "COLOCYNTHIN" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Colocynthin \Col`o*cyn"thin\, noun. [Compare to the French expression colocynthine.]. (references)