(ˈ)ab|sin(t)thə̇n noun
also ab·sin·thi·in ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷thēə̇n
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary absinth- or absinthi- (from Latin absinthium ) + -in; originally formed as German absinthin
: a bitter white crystalline compound C 15 H 20 O 4 constituting the bitter principle of wormwood