ˈandrəsə̇n, -ˌsin noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary andros- (from New Latin androsaemifolium — specific epithet of Apocynum androsaemifolium — , from andr- + saemi- semi- + Latin folium leaf) + -in
: a crystalline glucoside C 15 H 20 O 8 that is found in an herb ( Apocynum androsaemifolium ) and that yields glucose and acetovanillone on hydrolysis