n.
An orange crystalline compound, C14H4O2(OH)3CH3, obtained from rhubarb and other plants and used as a laxative.
[New Latin (Rheum) ēmōdī, a species of rhubarb, genitive of ēmōdus (from Greek Ēmōdos, the Himalayas) + -IN.]
emodin
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em·o·din (ĕm'ə-dĭn') 
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n.
An orange crystalline compound, C14H4O2(OH)3CH3, obtained from rhubarb and other plants and used as a laxative.
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A purgative glycoside found in the plant rhamnus.
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