hydrastinine
[ hahy-dras-tuh-neen, -nin ]
/ haɪˈdræs təˌnin, -nɪn /
noun Pharmacology.
a white, crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C11H13NO3, synthesized from hydrastine: used to arrest bleeding, especially in the uterus.
Origin of hydrastinine
First recorded in 1885–90;
hydrastine +
-ine2
Words nearby hydrastinine
hydrargyrism,
hydrargyrum,
hydrarthrosis,
hydrase,
hydrastine,
hydrastinine,
hydrastis,
hydratase,
hydrate,
hydrated,
hydrated alumina
British Dictionary definitions for hydrastinine
hydrastinine
/ (haɪˈdræstɪˌniːn) /
noun
a colourless crystalline water-soluble compound whose pharmacological action resembles that of hydrastine. Formula: C 11 H 13 NO 3