rhapontin

noun

rha·​pon·​tin

rəˈpäntᵊn

variants or rhaponticin

-təsə̇n

plural -s

: a crystalline glucoside C₂₁H₂₄O₉ found in rhubarb

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary rhapontic + -in

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