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Webster 1913 Edition
Podophyllin
Podˊo-phyl′lin
,Noun.
[From
Podophyllum
.] (Chem.)
A brown bitter gum extracted from the rootstalk of the May apple (
Podophyllum peltatum
). It is a complex mixture of several substances. Definition 2024
podophyllin
podophyllin
English
Noun
podophyllin (countable and uncountable, plural podophyllins)
- (organic chemistry) A resinous powder obtained by precipitating an alcoholic tincture of the rhizome of Podophyllum by means of water acidified with hydrochloric acid.