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ouabain

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈwɑːbeɪn/Sorted aabinouStarts with OEnds with N0 clues
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Definitions

  1. A poisonous cardiac glycoside, g-strophanthin, found in the seeds of certain lianas.

Word origin

From ouaba(io) + -in, after French ouabain, ultimately from Somali waabaayo, meaning "arrow poison".

Used in a sentence

  • In moderate dosage ouabain is used today to treat emergency heart failure; in excessive doses it makes the heart go crazy, pumping wildly until it collapses.

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