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RESIN OF SCAMMONIUM

\ɹˈɛzɪn ɒv skamˈə͡ʊni͡əm], \ɹˈɛzɪn ɒv skamˈə‍ʊni‍əm], \ɹ_ˈɛ_z_ɪ_n ɒ_v s_k_a_m_ˈəʊ_n_iə_m]\

Definitions of RESIN OF SCAMMONIUM

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A resinous substance obtained by precipitating an evaporated alcoholic extract of s. with water. [Resina scammonii, U. S. Ph.; scammoniae resina, Br, Ph.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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