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Bitter drug
Answer for the clue "Bitter drug ", 5 letters:
aloin
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Word definitions for aloin in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Aloin \Al"o*in\, n. (Chem.) A bitter purgative principle in aloes.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context pharmaceutical drug English) A glycoside derivative of anthracene, found in aloe, that is used as a laxative.
Usage examples of aloin.
For the first time in years, Simone thought of Aloin Boyer, the handsome, virile husband she had lost to a German howitzer.