cheirolin

noun

chei·​ro·​lin

plural -s

: a colorless crystalline sulfone CH₃SO₂(CH₂)₃NCS occurring as a glucoside in seeds of a wallflower (Cheiranthus cheiri) and in those of plants of the genus Erysimum

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German, from New Latin cheir- (from Cheiranthus cheiranthus ) + German -ol -ol entry 1 + -in -in entry 1

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