Ec″bo‐line (?; 104), n. [Gr. εκβολἤ a throwing out; εκ̓ out + βάλλειν to throw.] (Chem.) An alkaloid constituting the active principle of ergot; — so named from its power of producing abortion.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.