CHELERYTHRINE


Meaning of CHELERYTHRINE in English

ˌkeləˈriˌthrēn, kəˈlerəˌ-, -_thrə̇n noun

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Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chelerythr- (from Greek chel idonion celandine + erythros red) + -ine; originally formed as German chelerythrin — more at celandine , red

: a colorless crystalline poisonous alkaloid C 21 H 19 NO 5 obtained from celandine and other papaveraceous plants and forming yellow salts with a violet fluorescence

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