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reserpine

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From translingual R(auvolfia) serp(entina) +‎ -ine.

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reserpine (countable and uncountable, plural reserpines)

  1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A compound of the alkaloid class obtained from Indian snakeroot (Rauvolfia serpentina) and other plants and used in the treatment of hypertension.

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