helleborin
[ he-leb-uh-rin, hel-uh-bawr-in, -bohr- ]
/ hɛˈlɛb ə rɪn, ˈhɛl əˌbɔr ɪn, -ˌboʊr- /
noun
a colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, C28H36O6, obtained from the rhizome and root of certain hellebores, and used in medicine chiefly as a purgative.
Words nearby helleborin
hellcat,
helldiver,
helle,
hellebore,
helleborein,
helleborin,
helleborine,
hellen,
hellene,
hellenic,
hellenism
Example sentences from the Web for helleborin
By boiling with zinc chloride, helleborin splits up into sugar and a resin—helleboresin.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection |Alexander Wynter Blyth