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  • 71Hirudin — An anti clotting agent that prevents blood clots from traveling through the blood stream to clog up a vessel (thromboembolic complications). Hirudin is the active principle in the secretion of leeches. Desirudin and lepirudin (brand name:… …

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  • 72aconitine — The exceedingly poisonous active principle (diterpene alkaloid) of Aconitum sp. and Delphinium sp., formerly used as a cardiac sedative and applied externally for neuralgia. * * * acon·i·tine ə kän ə .tēn, tən n a white crystalline intensely… …

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  • 73agent — 1. An active force or substance capable of producing an effect. For agents not listed here, see the specific name. 2. A disease, a factor such as a microorganism, chemical substance, or a form of radiation the presence or …

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  • 74concentration — 1. A preparation made by extracting a crude drug, precipitating from the solution, and drying. 2. Increasing the amount of solute in a given volume of solution by evaporation of the solvent. 3. The quantity of a substance per unit …

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  • 75alcohol — noun alcoholic beverage, inebriant, intoxicant, intoxicating liquor, liquor, potation, spirits Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 alcohol The act …

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  • 76spirit — spir•it [[t]ˈspɪr ɪt[/t]] n. 1) rel the animating principle of life, esp. of humans; vital essence 2) rel the incorporeal part of humans, or an aspect of this, as the mind or soul 3) conscious, incorporeal being, as opposed to matter 4) a… …

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  • 77tanghinin — tanˈginə̇n, taŋˈg ; ˈtaŋgənə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tanghin (from New Latin Tanghinia, genus name of the ordeal tree Tanghinia venenifera) + in : a poisonous bitter crystalline compound constituting the active… …

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  • 78ДЕЙСТВУЮЩЕЕ НАЧАЛО — англ.active ingredient; active principle; active substance нем.Wirkstoff франц.matière active; principe actif; substance active см. > …

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  • 79picrotoxin — A very bitter neutral principle derived from the fruit of Anamirta cocculus (family Menispermaceae); a central nervous system stimulant, used as an antidote for poisoning by barbiturates and certain other CNS depressant drugs; a convulsant and… …

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  • 80Matricaria chamomilla — This article is about German Chamomile. For other uses, see Chamomile. Matricaria chamomilla Scientific classification Kingdom …

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