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PHARBITISIN

\fˈɑːbɪtˌɪsɪn], \fˈɑːbɪtˌɪsɪn], \f_ˈɑː_b_ɪ_t_ˌɪ_s_ɪ_n]\

Definitions of PHARBITISIN

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A purgative resin, prepared from the seeds of Ipomoea nil; said to agree in composition with the resin of jalap.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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