Look up: Emodin

1. Emodin
   Em'o·din noun (Chemistry) An orange-red crystalline substance, C ₁₅ H ₁₀ O ₅ , obtained from the buckthorn, rhubarb, etc., and regarded as a derivative of anthraquinone; -- so called from a species of rhubarb ( Rheum emodei ).
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2. emodin
   <chemistry> An orange-red crystalline substance, C15H10O5, obtained from the buckthorn, rhubarb, etc, and regarded as a derivative of anthraquinone; so called from a species of rhubarb (Rheum emodei). ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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3. Emodin
   • (n.) An orange-red crystalline substance, C15H10O5, obtained from the buckthorn, rhubarb, etc., and regarded as a derivative of anthraquinone; -- so called from a species of rhubarb (Rheum emodei).
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4. emodin
   Type: Term Pronunciation: em′ō-din Definitions: 1. A catharitc found in crystalline form in rhubarb, senna, cascara sagrada, and other purgative drugs. Synonyms: 1, 3, 8-trihydroxy-6-methylanthroquinone, archin, frangulic acid
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5. emodin
   A substance found in certain plants, including rhubarb. It belongs to a family of compounds called anthraquinones, which have shown anti-inflammatory and anticancer effects.
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6. Emodin
   --> `Emodin` (from Rheum emodi, a Himalayan rhubarb) is a purgative resin, 6-methyl-1,3,8-trihydroxyanthraquinone, from rhubarb, the buckthorn and Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica syn. Polygonum cuspidatum). The term may also refer to any one of a series of principles isomer...
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