[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- Any of several organic compounds isolated from the sap of aloes; (in later use) specifically an anthraquinone which forms bitter-tasting lemon-yellow crystals and has purgative and cathartic effects.


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Origin:
early 19th century; earliest use found in Constantine Rafinesque (1783–1840). Originally from German Aloine from Aloe + -ine