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emodin

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em·o·din  (m-dn)
n.
An orange crystalline compound, C14H4O2(OH)3CH3, obtained from rhubarb and other plants and used as a laxative.
[New Latin (Rheum) md, a species of rhubarb : genitive of mdus (from Greek mdos, the Himalayas) + -in.]


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