acacatechin

noun

aca·​cat·​e·​chin

¦akəˈkatəchə̇n,

-əsh-,

-ək-

plural -s

: a crystalline substance that is obtained from acacia catechu, that is held to be a mixture containing catechin, and that is an antioxidant for fatty oils

Word History

Etymology

ac- (from New Latin Acacia, genus name of Acacia catechu) + catechin

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

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