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cathartine

noun

Etymology

From cathartic + -ine.

  1. derived from καθαρτικός
  2. learned borrowing from catharticus
  3. suffixed as cathartine — “cathartic + ine”

Definitions

  1. A hypothetical substance formerly imagined to cause the bitterness and purgativeness of…

    A hypothetical substance formerly imagined to cause the bitterness and purgativeness of the dried leaves or pods of senna plants.

    • In this state this residue has all the properties ascribed to cathartine; but it is easy to be convinced, from the colour and the avidity with which it attracts moisture, that the substance is not pure.

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