Definitions for Aloin

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Aloin al·o·in

Spelling: [al-oh-in]

IPA: /ˈæl oʊ ɪn/

Aloin is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 62 anagrams from letters in Aloin (ailno).

Definitions for Aloin

noun

1. an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.

Origin of Aloin

First recorded in 1835-45; aloe + -ine²

Examples for Aloin

Doans Dinner Pills contain two drastic purgatives, podophyllin and aloin.

aloin pills empty the bowel without much attendant irritation.