'Ecboline' definitions:

Definition of 'Ecboline'

From: GCIDE
  • Ecboline \Ec"bo*line\ (?; 104), n. [Gr. 'ekbolh` a throwing out; 'ek out + ba`llein to throw.] (Chem.) An alkaloid constituting the active principle of ergot; -- so named from its power of producing abortion. [1913 Webster]