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Plumbagin
Plum-ba′gin
(plŭm-bā′jĭn)
, Noun.
[L.
plumbago
leadwort, fr. plumbum
lead; cf. F. plombagin
.] (Chem.)
A crystalline substance said to be found in the root of a certain plant of the Leadwort (
Plumbago
) family. Definition 2024
plumbagin
plumbagin
English
Noun
plumbagin (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) The toxin 5-hydroxy-2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone.