cypripedin

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Cypripedium +‎ -in

Noun[edit]

cypripedin (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A precipitate from the tincture of Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens, employed in treating neuralgia and hysteria.

References[edit]

  • The Practitioner's Medical Dictionary (Gould, 1919).
  • American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1919).
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