conidendrin

noun

con·​i·​den·​drin

ˌkänəˈdendrə̇n,

ˌkōn-

plural -s

: a crystalline hydroxy lactone C₂₀H₂₀O₆ found especially in waste sulfite pulp liquor

called also tsugaresinol

Word History

Etymology

conifer + dendr- + -in

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