ˈprünəsə̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary prunas- (from New Latin Prunus serotina black cherry) + -in
: a crystalline beta-glucoside C 6 H 5 CH(CN)OC 6 H 11 O 5 found in various plants of the genus Prunus and obtained by partial hydrolysis of amygdalin by the enzyme prunase