digitain Meaning, Definition & Usage

Dig"i*ta`in noun
Etymology
Cf. F. digitaline.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) Any one of several extracts of foxglove (Digitalis), as the "French extract," the "German extract," etc., which differ among themselves in composition and properties.
  2. (Chem.) A supposedly distinct vegetable principle as the essential ingredient of the extracts. It is a white, crystalline substance, and is regarded as a glucoside.

Webster 1913