Ecboline

Ecboline
Ecboline Ec"bo*line (?; 104), n. [Gr. 'ekbolh` a throwing out; 'ek out + ba`llein to throw.] (Chem.) An alkaloid constituting the active principle of ergot; -- so named from its power of producing abortion. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • ecboline — SYN: ergotoxine …   Medical dictionary

  • ergotoxine — A mixture of alkaloids obtained from ergot, consisting of 1:1:1 ergocristine, ergocornine and ergocryptine, more toxic than other natural and semisynthetic ergot alkaloids; a potent stimulant of smooth muscle, particularly of the …   Medical dictionary

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