Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A glucoside (C34H31O11) obtained from
Convallaria . It occurs in rectangular prisms.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A white, crystalline glucoside, of an irritating taste, extracted from the convallaria or lily of the valley.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biochemistry A
cardiac glycoside obtained fromlily of the valley (Convallaria majalis )
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Examples
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The active medicinal principle is "convallarin," which slows the disturbed action of a weak, irritable heart, whilst at the same time increasing its power.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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The active principles are _convallaramin_ and _convallarin_.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 Various
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