cynodontin

noun

cyn·​o·​don·​tin

-ntə̇n

plural -s

: a brown crystalline phenolic pigment C₁₅H₁₀O₆ derived from anthraquinone that is obtained from fungi of the genus Helminthosporium (as H. cynodontis)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin cynodontis (specific epithet of Helminthosporium cynodontis, from Greek kynodont-, kynodōn canine tooth) + English -in

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