ouabain
[ wah-bah-in ]
/ wɑˈbɑ ɪn /
noun Pharmacology.
a glycoside occurring as a white, crystalline powder, C29H44O12, obtained from the seeds of a shrub, Strophanthus gratus, or from the wood of trees of the genus Acokanthera, and used in medicine chiefly as a cardiac stimulant.
Also called
G-strophanthin.
Origin of ouabain
Words nearby ouabain
ottonian,
ottrelite,
ottumwa,
otway,
ou,
ouabain,
ouachita,
ouachita mountains,
ouagadougou,
ouananiche,
oubaas
British Dictionary definitions for ouabain
ouabain
/ (ˈwɑːbɑːɪn) /
noun
a poisonous white crystalline glycoside extracted from certain trees and used as a heart stimulant and, by some African tribes, on poison darts. Formula: C 29 H 44 O 12 .8H 2 O
Word Origin for ouabain
C19: from French
ouabaïo, from Somali
waba yo native name of tree
Medical definitions for ouabain
ouabain
[ wä-bā′ĭn ]
n.
A white poisonous glycoside extracted from the seeds of the African trees Strophanthus gratus and Acokanthera ouabaio and used as a heart stimulant.