Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The active principle (C14H20O5 + 2H2O) of antiar, the upas-poison. Also written
anthiarine .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A poisonous principle obtained from antiar.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Either of two
cardiac glycoside poisons produced by theupas tree (Antiaris toxicaria).
Etymologies
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Antiaris + -in
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