Sçĭl'li-tīne, n.
n. [Fr. scillitine, from Lat. scilla, Gr. σκίλλα, sea-onion, sea-leek, squill.] (Chem.) A bitter, purgative principle extracted from squills.
n. [Fr. scillitine, from Lat. scilla, Gr. σκίλλα, sea-onion, sea-leek, squill.] (Chem.) A bitter, purgative principle extracted from squills.