RESINA JALAPAE
\ɹɪsˈɪnə d͡ʒˈalɐpˌiː], \ɹɪsˈɪnə dʒˈalɐpˌiː], \ɹ_ɪ_s_ˈɪ_n_ə dʒ_ˈa_l_ɐ_p_ˌiː]\
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[U.S. Ph., jalapae resina, Br. Ph.] A resin obtained by exhausting jalap with alcohol, forming yellowish brown, brittle masses with sweetish odor and somewhat acrid taste, readily soluble in alcohol, only partially soluble in ether, the insoluble portion being convolvulin.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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