xanthoxyletin

noun

xan·​thox·​y·​le·​tin

-ˈlētᵊn

plural -s

: a crystalline compound C₁₅H₁₄O₄ obtained from the bark of a prickly ash (Zanthoxylum americanum)

called also xanthoxylin-N

Word History

Etymology

xanthoxyl- (from New Latin Xanthoxylum) + -et- + -in

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