ALOIN
\ɐlˈɔ͡ɪn], \ɐlˈɔɪn], \ɐ_l_ˈɔɪ_n]\
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By Noah Webster.
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[Latin] The crystalline active principle of aloes, occurring in three varieties differing in chemical composition, viz., Barbaloin derived from Barbadoes aloes, Socaloin (Zanaloin) from Socotrine aloes, and Nataloin from Natal aloes. Barbaloin and socaloin are the a. of the pharmacopoeias. Used like aloes. Dose, 1-2 gr. (gm. 0.06-0.13).
By Alexander Duane
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).