naringin

noun

na·​rin·​gin

nəˈrinjə̇n,

-iŋgə̇n

plural -s

: a bitter crystalline glycoside C₂₇H₃₂O₁₄ that is found in the blossoms or fruit of the grapefruit and that on hydrolysis yields naringenin and a disaccharide constituted of d -glucose and l -rhamnose

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary naring- (from Sanskrit nāraṅga, nāriṅga orange tree) + -in; originally formed in German

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