podophyllin

noun

podo·phyl·lin ˌpä-də-ˈfi-lən

: a resin obtained from podophyllum and used in medicine as a caustic

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International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin Podophyllum

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1851, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of podophyllin was in 1851

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podophyllin

noun

podo·phyl·lin ˌpäd-ə-ˈfil-ən

: a resin obtained from podophyllum and used in medicine as a caustic

called also podophyllum resin

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