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From Translingual R(auvolfia) serp(entina) + English -ine.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A compound of the alkaloid class obtained from Indian snakeroot (Rauvolfia serpentina) and other plants and used in the treatment of hypertension. Full definition →
From Translingual R(auvolfia) serp(entina) + English -ine.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.