thevetin
noun
the·ve·tin
| \ thə-ˈvēt-ᵊn
, ˈthev-ət-ən
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, ˈthev-ət-ən
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Medical Definition of thevetin
: a poisonous crystalline cardiac glycoside C42H66O18 obtained especially from the seeds of a West Indian shrub or small tree (Thevetia nereifolia) of the dogbane family (Apocynaceae) that yields glucose, digitalose, and a sterol on hydrolysis