What is "digitoxigenin"

n. (context organic compound English) A cardenolide, the aglycone of digitoxin, usually obtained by hydrolysis.

Digitoxigenin is cardenolide, obtained especially by hydrolysis of digitoxin (refluxing digitoxin in a mixture of water, alcohol, and hydrochloric acid), which is the aglycon of digitoxin.

Digitoxigenin is used to prepare a compound called actodigin.