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(ăl'ō-ĭn) pronunciation
n.
A bitter, yellow crystalline compound obtained from the aloe and used as a laxative.

[ALO(E) + -IN.]


American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary:

al·o·in

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(ăl'ō-ĭn)
n.

A bitter, yellow crystalline compound obtained from aloe and used as a laxative.

Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:

aloin

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The active constituent in aloes; used at one time as a purgative for horses.

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American Heritage Dictionary The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more
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