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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A glucoside, the active purgative principle of jalap.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) A glucoside occurring in jalap (the root of a convolvulaceous plant), and extracted as a colorless, tasteless, gummy mass of powerful purgative properties.

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  • noun organic chemistry A glucoside occurring in jalap (the root of a convolvulaceous plant), used as a purgative.

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