nəˈrinjə̇n, -iŋgə̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary naring- (from Sanskrit nāraṅga, nāriṅga orange tree) + -in; originally formed in German
: a bitter crystalline glycoside C 27 H 32 O 14 that is found in the blossoms or fruit of the grapefruit and that on hydrolysis yields naringenin and a disaccharide constituted of d -glucose and l -rhamnose