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chrysarobin

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chrys·a·ro·bin

(kris'ă-rō'bin),

An extract of Goa powder (q.v.); a complex mixure of reduction products of chrysophanic acid, emodin, and emodin monomethyl ether; used as a topical dermatologic.

[G. chrysos, gold, + Brazil Ind. araroba, bark]

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Goa powder
yellow urine

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