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aspidospermine — noun An alkaloid, obtained from quebracho bark, that was once used as a respiratory stimulant and antispasmodic, and as an antipyretic in typhoid fever … Wiktionary
aspidospermine — An alkaloid, C22H30N2O2, obtained from quebracho, an irritant. * * * as·pi·do·sper·mine spər .mēn, mən n a bitter crystalline alkaloid C22H30N2O2 that is obtained from quebracho bark and was formerly used in the form of its sulfate as a… … Medical dictionary
aspidospermine — as·pi·do·sper·mine … English syllables
quebracho — The dried bark of a genus of trees, Aspidosperma quebrachoblanco (family Apocynaceae); has been used as a respiratory stimulant in emphysema, dyspnea, and chronic bronchitis; the two chief alkaloids are aspidospermine and quebrachine. [ … Medical dictionary
