lanatoside
noun
la·nat·o·side
lə-ˈnat-ə-ˌsīd
: any of three poisonous crystalline cardiac steroid glycosides occurring in the leaves of a foxglove (Digitalis lanata):
a
: the glycoside C49H76O19 yielding digitoxin, glucose, and acetic acid on hydrolysis
called also digilanid A, lanatoside A
b
: the glycoside C49H76O20 yielding gitoxin, glucose, and acetic acid on hydrolysis
called also digilanid B, lanatoside B
c
: the bitter glycoside C49H76O20 yielding digoxin, glucose, and acetic acid on hydrolysis and used similarly to digitalis
called also digilanid C, lanatoside C
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