tampicin
English
Etymology
Tampico (“Mexcian port, source of Tampico jalap”) + -in
Noun
tampicin (uncountable)
- (archaic, organic chemistry) A resin from Ipomoea simulans, found in Tampico jalap, laxative in small doses, purgative in large ones.
See also
- Ipomoea jalapa
- Ipomoea purga
References
- tampicin at OneLook Dictionary Search
- tampicin in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911