helleborein
[ hel-uh-bawr-ee-in, -bohr- ]
/ ˌhɛl əˈbɔr i ɪn, -ˈboʊr- /
noun
a yellow, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, C37H56O18, obtained from the rhizome and root of certain hellebores, and used in medicine chiefly as a heart stimulant.
Words nearby helleborein
hellbroth,
hellcat,
helldiver,
helle,
hellebore,
helleborein,
helleborin,
helleborine,
hellen,
hellene,
hellenic
Example sentences from the Web for helleborein
Helleborein splits by the action of mineral acids into sugar and amorphous helleboretin.
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