ouabain
/ˈwɑːbɑːɪn/noun
mass noun
- Chemistry a toxic compound obtained from certain trees, used as a very rapid cardiac stimulant. It is a polycyclic glycoside.【化】乌本苷, 哇巴因。
词源
late 19th cent.: via French from Somali wabayo, denoting a tree that yields poison (used on arrow points) containing ouabain.