HYDRASTINE

Etymology

Noun

hydrastine (uncountable)

(organic compound) A natural alkaloid present in goldenseal.

Anagrams

• anhydrites

Source: Wiktionary


Hy*dras"tine, n. (Chem.)

Definition: An alkaloid, found in the rootstock of the golden seal (Hydrastis Canadensis), and extracted as a bitter, white, crystalline substance. It is used as a tonic and febrifuge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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