First Known Use: 1893
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ouabain
noun oua·bain \wä-ˈbā-ən, ˈwä-ˌbān\
Definition of OUABAIN
: a poisonous glycoside C29H44O12 obtained from several African shrubs or trees (genera Strophanthus and Acokanthera) of the dogbane family and used medically like digitalis and in Africa as an arrow poison
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Origin of OUABAIN
International Scientific Vocabulary, from French ouabaïo, an African tree, from Somali waabayyo arrow poison
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ouabain
noun oua·bain \wä-ˈbā-ən, ˈwä-ˌbān\
Medical Definition of OUABAIN
: a poisonous glycoside C29H44O12 obtained from several African shrubs or trees of the dogbane family and used medically like digitalis and in Africa as an arrow poison
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