ouabain

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈwɑːbeɪn/
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/ˈwɑːbeɪn/ · /ˈuːəbeɪn/

Definition of ouabain

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A poisonous cardiac glycoside, g-strophanthin, found in the seeds of certain lianas.
    “In moderate dosage ouabain is used today to treat emergency heart failure; in excessive doses it makes the heart go crazy, pumping wildly until it collapses.”

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Etymology

From ouaba(io) + -in, after French ouabain, ultimately from Somali waabaayo, meaning "arrow poison".

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