uzarin

noun

uza·​rin

üˈzärə̇n

plural -s

: a crystalline glucoside C₃₅H₅₄O₁₄ that constitutes the active principle of uzara root and is used as an arrow poison by some southeast African peoples

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary uzara + -in

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