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| hy·dras·tine [ hī drá stn, hī drástin ] |
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poisonous plant extract used medicinally: a poisonous white substance. Source: roots of the goldenseal plant. Use: formerly, to stop hemorrhaging, shrink the uterus, reduce inflammation of mucous membranes. C21H21NO6
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| [Mid-19th century. < modern Latin Hydrastis, plant genus name <hydro-] |
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