SANTONIN


Meaning of SANTONIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsan-tə-nən, san-ˈtä-nən ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin santonica, from Latin

Date: 1836

: a poisonous slightly bitter crystalline compound C 15 H 18 O 3 found especially in the unopened flower heads of several artemisias (especially Artemisia maritima ) and used as an anthelmintic

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