tomatidine

noun

to·​mat·​i·​dine

təˈmatəˌdēn

plural -s

: a crystalline steroid amine C₂₇H₄₅NO₂ obtained by hydrolysis of tomatine and isolated from the roots of the tomato plant

Word History

Etymology

tomatine + -idine

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