digitalin

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌdɪdʒɪˈteɪlɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dij′i tal′in, -tā′lin)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dig•i•tal•in  (dij′i tal′in, -tā′lin),USA pronunciation n. [Pharm.]
  1. Drugsa glucoside obtained from digitalis.
  2. Drugsany of several extracts of mixtures of glucosides obtained from digitalis.
  • digital(is) + -in2 1830–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
digitalin / ˌdɪdʒɪˈteɪlɪn/
  1. a poisonous amorphous crystalline mixture of glycosides extracted from digitalis leaves and formerly used in treating heart disease
Etymology: 19th Century: from digital( is) + -in

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