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Meaning of "ouabain" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OUABAIN

From French ouabaïo, from Somali waba yo native name of tree.
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PRONUNCIATION OF OUABAIN

ouabain  [ˈwɑːbɑːɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OUABAIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ouabain is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OUABAIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ouabain

Ouabain /ˈwɑːbɑːɪn/, /wɑːˈbɑːɪn/ or /ˈwɑːbeɪn/ also known as g-strophanthin, is a cardiac glycoside. Sometimes used in the treatment of heart conditions, it has also been used as a powerful arrow poison by some tribal peoples.

Definition of ouabain in the English dictionary

The definition of ouabain in the dictionary is a poisonous white crystalline glycoside extracted from certain trees and used as a heart stimulant and, by some African tribes, on poison darts. Formula: C29H44O12.8H2O.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OUABAIN


bruin
ˈbruːɪn
cerulein
sɪˈruːliːɪn
fleein´
ˈfliːɪn
haematein
ˌhiːməˈtiːɪn
hematein
ˌhiːməˈtiːɪn
hordein
ˈhɔːdiːɪn
kallikrein
ˌkælɪˈkriːɪn
lawin
ˈlɔːɪn
lawing
ˈlɔːɪn
phycophaein
ˌfaɪkəʊˈfiːɪn
ruin
ˈruːɪn
tyiyn
ˈtiːɪn
zein
ˈziːɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OUABAIN

ou
Ouachita
Ouachita Mountains
Ouagadougou
ouakari
ouananiche
oubaas
Oubangui
oubit
oubliette
ouch
oud
Oudh
Oudry
Ouessant
ought
oughtn´t
oughtness
ouguiya

WORDS THAT END LIKE OUABAIN

again
Bahrain
brain
Britain
captain
certain
chain
contain
domain
explain
gain
in the main
in the public domain
lain
main
maintain
mountain
Nubain
obtain
pain

Synonyms and antonyms of ouabain in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ouabain» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OUABAIN

Find out the translation of ouabain to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ouabain from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ouabain» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

哇巴因
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ouabain
570 millions of speakers

English

ouabain
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ouabain
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ابائين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

уабаин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ouabaína
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ouabain
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ouabaïne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ouabain
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ouabain
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウアバイン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인 ouabain
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ouabain
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ouabain
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ouabain
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओरबाईन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uvabain
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ouabain
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ouabaina
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

уабаин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ouabain
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ουαβαϊνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ouabain
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ouabain
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ouabain
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ouabain

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OUABAIN»

The term «ouabain» is regularly used and occupies the 101.518 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OUABAIN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ouabain

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OUABAIN»

Discover the use of ouabain in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ouabain and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Retinal Regeneration in the Adult Zebrafish Following ...
Treatment Gene Name Gene ID GenBank UniGene 3h saline 24h Ouabain Ribosomal protein L34 rpl34 NM201122 Dr.75517 7.59213 8.55689 Ouabain Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 2 (rho family, small GTP binding protein Rac2) ...
Shane M. Fimbel, 2007
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Stimulation of Apical NHE3 Endocytosis by Ouabain-activated ...
By using LLC-PK1 cells (a porcine renal proximal tubule cell line), we have demonstrated that the long-term effects of ouabain and other cardiotonic steroids on transepithelial Na+ transport involved transcriptional down-regulation of NHE3 ...
Haiping Cai, 2008
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Effect of Ischemia/reperfusion on Cardiac Sodium, ...
Effect of ischemia-reperfusion and ouabain preconditioning on cardiac function and cellular death. A. Left ventricular developed pressure and (LVDP, left panel) and end diatolic pressure (EDP, right panel). B. LDH released was measured ...
Cory Stebal, 2009
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The Eye's Aqueous Humor
Anterior region Posterior region 3.0 N a / P 2.5 2.5 NPE cells PE cells NPE cells PE cells 3.0 N a / P 2.0 1.5 1.5 2.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0 0 No heptanol no ouabain Heptanol no ouabain Heptanol ouabain stromal Heptanol ouabain aqueous ...
‎2008
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Intercellular Communication through Gap Junctions
ouabain below 100 nM, and 1 mM ouabain was needed for full inhibition. The inhibitory effect of ouabain on communication could also be demonstrated by an independent assay, the transfer of uridine derivatives from donor to recipient cells  ...
Y. Kanno, K. Kataoka, Y. Shiba, 1995
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Cardiac Cell Biology
Involvement. of. mitogen-activated. protein. kinases. and. reactive. oxygen. species. in. the. inotropic. action. of. ouabain. on. cardiac. myocytes. A. potential. role. for. mitochondrial. KATD. channels. Air Jiang Tian,1 Jiang Liu,1 Keith D. Garlid,2 ...
Elissavet Kardami, Larry Hryshko, Nasrin Mesaeli, 2003
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Mechanisms and Consequences of Proton Transport
100 c 80 0. t- < 60 40 20 HN34 H,K-ATPase HN34/56 HNN3 HN36 Figure 3 The effect of ouabain on the 1C -ATPase activity of several H,K-ATPase/Na,K- A TPase chimeras and HK-A TPase. one that was inhibited by ouabain (17).
Tetsuro Urushidani, John G. Forte, George Sachs, 2002
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Store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) pathways: Emerging ...
2010). Binding of ouabain to its receptors, the high ouabain affinity a2 Na+ pumps, modulates Ca2+ signaling pathways in arterial SMCs and ECs leading to increase in arterial tone, peripheral vascular resistance, and thereby BP ( reviewed in ...
Klaus Groschner, Wolfgang Graier, Christoph Romanin, 2012
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Immune Recognition
We have more recently been able to generalize the inhibitory effects of ouabain to include B-cell activities. Ouabain was found to inhibit the formation and/or secretion of antibody by pig and rabbit spleen plaque forming cells (29). Furthermore ...
Alan Rosenthal, 1975
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Cell Biology and Membrane Transport Processes
The second approach uses the expression of a-subunit from ouabainresistant species (rat or mouse) into ouabain-sensitive cells. Transfecting a-subunit from a ouabain-resistant species confers ouabain resistance to ouabain-sensitive CV-1  ...
‎1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OUABAIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ouabain is used in the context of the following news items.
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Genetic evidence in the mouse solidifies the calcium hypothesis of …
Reduced resting potentials in dystrophic (mdx) muscle fibers are secondary to NF-kappaB-dependent negative modulation of ouabain sensitive ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
2
How Ridic Are the New Scrabble Words?
Oidia? Ouabain? I can tell you that my spell checker doesn't like any of those, but we have been able to play them legally in Scrabble for years. «Chronicle of Higher Education, Jun 15»
3
Woman presents with red, irritated eye
It has been shown in various studies that glycosides such as digitalis and ouabain decrease endothelial pump function and cause corneal swelling. This rare ... «Healio, Apr 15»
4
Meet the man leading Britain's fight against Ebola
In September, Hiscox suggested that a drug known as ouabain, traditionally used for severe heart disease, could reduce the virus's replication. «The Guardian, Mar 15»
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Pathway Associated with Brain and High Blood Pressure Identified
This is the first such study to identify the pathway that the brain uses to regulate the diameter of the arteries via ouabain in the bloodstream and ... «Headlines & Global News, Oct 14»
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New pathway between brain and blood pressure may improve …
'Now that we understand the role of ouabain, we can begin working on how to modify this new pathway to help people with cardio-vascular ... «TheHealthSite, Oct 14»
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Researchers identify new pathway linking the brain to high blood …
This new study is the first to identify a particular pathway by which the brain regulates the diameter of the arteries via ouabain in the ... «Medical Xpress, Oct 14»
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Gurmar: What the herb can do for you?
... paclitaxel, opium alkaloids, quinine, atropine, and cardiac glycosides (digitalis, ouabain) to name a few. The first antidiabetic drug, metformin, ... «Food Consumer, Sep 14»
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Digoxin Carries More Than 200 Years of Controversy, Especially in …
Various digoxin preparations, such as stropanthis and ouabain, have been withdrawn, mainly due to their unpredictable differences. Much of ... «Pharmacy Times, Sep 14»
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Ebola Virus Outbreak: Experts Claim They Made Breakthrough That …
They found the heart drug ouabain, when administered, can reduce the virus' replication." The study was led by Julian Hiscox of the Institute of ... «Franchise Herald, Sep 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Ouabain [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ouabain>. Oct 2026 ».
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