The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Asclepiădin — (Chem.), der brechenerregende Stoff der Wurzel Asclepias vincetoxicum; man erhält ihn durch Auskochen der Wurzeln mit Wasser, Fällen des Auszugs mit essigsaurem Bleioxyd u. Eindampfen des vom Blei befreiten Filtrates; das Extract zieht man mit… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
asclepiadin — as·cle·pi·a·din (as″klə piґə din) a toxic bitter principle found in species of Asclepias … Medical dictionary
cynanchin — Vincetoxin Vin ce*tox in, n. (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from the root of the white swallowwort ({Vincetoxicum officinale}, a plant of the Asclepias family) as a bitter yellow amorphous substance; called also {asclepiadin}, and {cynanchin}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vincetoxicum officinale — Vincetoxin Vin ce*tox in, n. (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from the root of the white swallowwort ({Vincetoxicum officinale}, a plant of the Asclepias family) as a bitter yellow amorphous substance; called also {asclepiadin}, and {cynanchin}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vincetoxin — Vin ce*tox in, n. (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from the root of the white swallowwort ({Vincetoxicum officinale}, a plant of the Asclepias family) as a bitter yellow amorphous substance; called also {asclepiadin}, and {cynanchin}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
asclepias — as·cle·pi·as ə sklē pē əs, a n 1) cap a genus (family Asclepiadaceae) of perennial herbs found chiefly in No. America with flowers having a corona of five concave hoods each of which bears a slender horn see BUTTERFLY WEED, MILKWEED 2) any plant … Medical dictionary
