Pronunciation: j ə - ' nis-t ē - ə n, - ' nis- ˌ t ē n
Function: noun
Etymology: genist- (fr. New Latin Genista tinctoria, a species of broom) + -ein, alteration of 1 -in
Date: 1900
: an isoflavone C 15 H 10 O 5 found especially in soybeans and shown in laboratory experiments to have antitumor activity