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Yohimbine — Systematic (IUPAC) name 17α hydroxy yohimban 16α carboxylic acid methyl ester Clinical data Trade names … Wikipedia
Yohimbine — Structure de la yohimbine Général Nom IUPAC 17α hydroxy yohimban 16α carboxylate de méthyle … Wikipédia en Français
YOHIMBINE — Principal alcaloïde indolique extrait de l’écorce de Corynanthe yohimbe (rubiacée), encore connu sous les noms de corynine et d’aphrodine. Ce dernier vocable rappelle que la yohimbine aurait des propriétés aphrodisiaques, probablement en raison… … Encyclopédie Universelle
yohimbine — [yō him′bēn] n. [< yohimbé, a tropical Afr tree (of Bantu orig.) + INE3] a poisonous alkaloid, C21H26N2O3, obtained from quebracho bark and the bark of a West African tree ( Corynanthe yohimbé) of the madder family: formerly used as an… … English World dictionary
yohimbine — mˌbēn, bə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary yohimbé+ ine 1. : a crystalline alkaloid C21H26N2O3 that is the principal alkaloid of yohimbé bark and that has sympathomimetic and hypotensive effects and has been used in the… … Useful english dictionary
yohimbine — /yoh him been/, n. Pharm. an alkaloid, C21H26N2O3, extracted from the bark of Corynanthe johimbe or Rauwolfia serpentina, used as a selective alpha adrenergic receptor antagonist: purported to have aphrodisiac properties. [1895 1900; YOHIMB(E) +… … Universalium
yohimbine — noun A tryptamine alkaloid, the active chemical constituent of the medicinal herb Pausinystalia yohimbe: a stimulant and supposed aphrodisiac. See Also: yohimbic acid … Wiktionary
yohimbine — An alkaloid, the active principle of yohimbé, the bark of Corynanthe yohimbi (family Rubiaceae); it produces a competitive blockade, of limited duration, of adrenergic α receptors; has also been used for its alleged aphrodisiac properties. * * *… … Medical dictionary
yohimbine — [jəʊ hɪmbi:n] noun Chemistry a toxic compound obtained from the yohimbe tree, used in the treatment of impotence … English new terms dictionary
yohimbine — yo·him·bine … English syllables
