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equilin (medicine)


equilin
<chemical> 3-hydroxyestra-1,3,5(10)7-tetraen-17-one. A naturally occurring steroid with oestrogenic activity obtained from the urine of pregnant mares.

Chemical name: Estra-1,3,5(10),7-tetraen-17-one, 3-hydroxy-


dastard (medicine)


dastard


One who meanly shrinks from danger; an arrant coward; a poltroon. "You are all recreants and dashtards, and delight to live in slavery to the nobility." (Shak)

Origin: Prob. From Icel. Daestr exhausted. Breathless, p. P. Of daesa to groan, lose one's breath; cf. Dasask to become exhausted, and E. Daze.

Source: Websters Dictionary