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rau|wol|fi|a
rau|wol|fi|a «r WOL fee uh», noun.
1. any one of a genus of tropical trees and shrubs of the dogbane family, especially a small, evergreen shrub of southern Asia: »

Dr. Wilkins was the first Western physician to use the Indian snakeroot, rauwolfia, in the treatment of high blood pressure (Science News Letter).

2. an alkaloid substance derived from the root of this shrub. It is the source of various drugs, such as reserpine, which are used for reducing high blood pressure and in the treatment of mental illness.
╂[< New Latin Rauwolfia the genus name < Leonard Rauwolf, a German botanist of the 1500's]

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  • wol — rau·wol·fia; WOL; wol·fach·ite; wol·las·ton; wol·las·ton·ite; wol·lo·mai; wol·ve·boon; wol·ver·hamp·ton; wol·ver·ine; wol·ver·ene; …   English syllables

  • rau — ar·rau; ce·rau·no·gram; ce·rau·no·graph; gua·rau·no; gy·rau·lus; iso·ce·rau·nic; ke·rau·lo·phon; ke·rau·no·graph; mac·rau·che·nia; pir·rau·ra; pu·rau; rau·cid; rau·ci·ty; rau·cle; rau·cous; rau·cous·ly; rau·cous·ness; rau·li; rau·po; rau·ra·ci;… …   English syllables

  • rauwolfia — rau·wòl·fia s.f. TS bot. pianta legnosa del genere Rauwolfia, con foglie opposte o verticillate, peduncolate, fiori in ombrelle e frutti piccoli | con iniz. maiusc., genere della famiglia delle Apocinacee cui appartengono un centinaio di specie,… …   Dizionario italiano

  • Rauwolfia — Rau|wol|fia die; <aus nlat. rauwolfia, nach dem Botaniker L. Rauwolf, 1540 1596> in allen Tropengebieten verbreitete, nur in Australien fehlende Gattung der Hundsgiftgewächse mit etwa 110 Arten (Bot.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Rauwolfiaalkaloide — Rau|wol|fia|al|ka|lo|i|de die (Plur.): als Gesamtextrakte od. Einzelalkaloide therapeutisch vor allem blutdrucksenkende u. sedierende Mittel (z. B. Reserpin; Med.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • rauwolfia — rau·wol·fia …   English syllables

  • rauwolfia — rau•wol•fi•a [[t]rɔˈwʊl fi ə, raʊ [/t]] n. pl. fi•as 1) pln any of various tropical trees or shrubs of the genus Rauwolfia, of the dogbane family, esp. R. serpentina, of India 2) pha an extract from the roots of R. serpentina, containing… …   From formal English to slang

  • Rauwolfia — A genus of tropical trees and shrubs (family Apocynaceae). The powdered whole root of R. serpentina contains alkaloids that produce a sedative antihypertensive bradycardiac action; approximately 50% of the total activity is due to reserpine. [L.… …   Medical dictionary

  • fia — es·ta·fia·ta; FIA; kneif·fia; knip·ho·fia; langs·dorf·fia; raf·fia; rat·a·fia; rau·wol·fia; so·fia; wolf·fia; ma·fia; maf·fia; …   English syllables

  • Liebe — 1. Ade, Lieb , ich kann nicht weine, verlier ich dich, ich weiss noch eine. Auch in der Form: Adieu Lieb, ich kan nit weinen, wilt du nit, ich weiss schon einen. (Chaos, 60.) »Wenn dir dein Liebchen untreu war, musst du dich nur nicht gleich… …   Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

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