oxyacanthine

noun

oxy·​acan·​thine

ˌäksēəˈkanˌthēn,

-an(t)thə̇n

: a bitter crystalline alkaloid C₃₇H₄₀N₂O₆ obtained from barberry root

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary oxyacanth- (from New Latin oxyacantha —specific epithet of the hawthorn Crataegus oxyacantha —, from Greek oxyakantha sharp thorn, from oxy- oxy- + akantha thorn) + -ine; probably originally formed as German oxyakanthin

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