prunitrin

noun

pru·​ni·​trin

ˈprünə‧trə̇n

plural -s

: a crystalline glucoside C₂₂H₂₄O₁₁ found in the bitter cherry of western and in the chokecherry of eastern North America that on hydrolysis yields glucose and prunetin

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary pruni (from New Latin prunus, genus name of prunus emarginata) + -trin (as in dextrin)

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