The aglycon derived from digitoxin; can be prepared by refluxing digitoxin in a mixture of water, alcohol, and hydrochloric acid.
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dig·i·toxi·gen·in .dij-ə-.täk-sə-'jen-ən n a steroid lactone C23H34O4 obtained esp. by hydrolysis of digitoxin
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di·gi·toxi·ge·nin (dij″ĭ-tok″sĭ-jeґnin) the steroid nucleus that is the aglycone of digitoxin.Medical dictionary. 2011.