Aloin Definition

ălō-ĭn
noun
A bitter, crystalline cathartic prepared from the aloe.
Webster's New World
A bitter yellow crystalline compound obtained from certain aloes and having laxative properties. Its use in laxatives was banned in the United States in 2002.
American Heritage Medicine

(pharmacology) A glycoside derivative of anthracene, found in aloe, that is used as a laxative.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Aloin

Noun

Singular:
aloin
Plural:
aloins

Origin of Aloin

  • alo(e) –in

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • aloe +‎ -in

    From Wiktionary

Aloin Sentence Examples

  • The dose is 2 to 5 grains, that of aloin being z to 2 grains.

  • Aloin is preferable to aloes for therapeutic purposes, as it causes less, if any, pain.

  • A few of them, such as aloin and colocynthin, are also purgative when injected subcutaneously or into the blood, probably owing to their being excreted into the intestinal canal.

  • Aloin is a strong laxative which for obvious reasons is not wanted in the product.

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Words Starting With

AALALO

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