xanthorhamnin

noun

xan·​tho·​rham·​nin

ˌzan(t)thəˈramnə̇n

plural -s

: a yellow crystalline glycoside C₃₄H₄₂O₂₀ that occurs in Persian berries and yields rhamnetin and rhamninose on enzymatic hydrolysis

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary xanth- + rhamn- + -in

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