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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A yellow, thick, oily, strongly basic compound, C19H27N3, the characteristic active alkaloid of cod-liver oil. It has an odor of syringa-flowers, crystallizes in microscopic needles, and is a powerful diuretic and sudorific.

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