n.
Pronunciation: ' san-t ə -n ə n, san- ' tä-n ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin santonica, from L
Date: 1836
: a poisonous slightly bitter crystalline compound C 15 H 18 O 3 found especially in the unopened flower heads of several artemisias (esp. Artemisia maritima ) and used as an anthelmintic