1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: cathartin \ca*thar"tin\, n. (Chem.) The bitter, purgative principle of senna. It is a glucoside with the properties of a weak acid; -- called also {cathartic acid}, and {cathartina}. [1913 Webster]
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