ouabain

oua·bain

noun \wä-ˈbā-ən, ˈwä-ˌbān\

Definition of OUABAIN

: a poisonous glycoside C₂₉H₄₄O₁₂ obtained from several African shrubs or trees (genera Strophanthus and Acokanthera) of the dogbane family and used medically like digitalis and in Africa as an arrow poison

Origin of OUABAIN

International Scientific Vocabulary, from French ouabaïo, an African tree, from Somali waabayyo arrow poison

First Known Use: 1893

Rhymes with OUABAIN

Chilean, Malayan, papain, Pompeian