bufadienolide

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noun bufadienolide any of a family of steroid lactones, occurring in toad venom and squill, that possess cardiac-stimulating and antitumor activity. 1
noun bufadienolide (biochemistry, toxicology) Any of a class of toxic steroids present in some plants and secreted by some toads through the skin as a defense; sometimes present as a glycoside. -1

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

1965-70; from bufa-20, 22-dienolide a chemical component of such lactones; compare Latin būfō toad

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