tampicin

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English

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Etymology

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From Tampico (Mexcian port, source of Tampico jalap) +‎ -in.

Noun

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tampicin (uncountable)

  1. (archaic, organic chemistry) A resin from Ipomoea simulans, found in Tampico jalap, laxative in small doses, purgative in large ones.

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