colocynthin

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noun

A cucurbitane glucoside isolated from, and acting as the active medicinal principle of, colocynth. It is a bitter yellow crystalline substance.

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Meanings

nouncolocynthin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA cucurbitane glucoside isolated from, and acting as the active medicinal principle of, colocynth. It is a bitter yellow crystalline substance.

Origin

From colocynth + -in. Compare French colocynthine.

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APA

colocynthin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colocynthin

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“colocynthin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colocynthin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colocynthin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colocynthin.

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