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(organic chemistry) A glucoside occurring in jalap (the root of a convolvulaceous plant), used as a purgative.

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convolvulin

Source Word

convolvulin

Noun

uncountable

(organic chemistry) A glucoside occurring in jalap (the root of a convolvulaceous plant), used as a purgative.

Japanese Meaning

ジャラップ（巻草科の植物の根）に含まれる、下剤作用を持つグルコシド

The pharmacologist isolated convolvulin from the jalap root and tested its purgative effects in mice.

薬理学者はジャラプの根に含まれる配糖体を単離し、その下剤作用をマウスで試験した。

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(organic chemistry) A glucoside occurring in jalap (the root of a convolvulaceous plant), used as a purgative.