First Known Use: 1952
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reserpine
noun re·ser·pine \ri-ˈsər-ˌpēn, -pən\
Definition of RESERPINE
: an alkaloid C33H40N2O9 extracted especially from the root of rauwolfias and used as a tranquilizer especially in psychotic states (as schizophrenia) and as an antihypertensive
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Origin of RESERPINE
German Reserpin, probably irregular from New Latin Rauwolfia serpentina, a species of rauwolfia
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reserpine
noun re·ser·pine \ri-ˈsər-ˌpēn also ˈres-ər-pən\
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