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hydrastine definition

hy·dras·tine (hī dras′tēn′, -tin)

noun

a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, CHNO, extracted from the rootstock of the goldenseal

Etymology: ModL Hydrastis, name of the genus of herbs (< Gr hydōr, water) + -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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