adonidin

noun

adon·​i·​din

ə-ˈdä-nə-dən

plural -s

: a mixture of glucosides obtained from an adonis (Adonis vernalis) and used especially formerly as a cardiac stimulant

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary adon- (from New Latin Adonis, genus name of Adonis vernalis) + -id + -in; originally formed in German

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

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