Santonin Definition

săntə-nĭn
noun
A colorless, poisonous, crystalline compound, C15H18O3, obtained from certain species of wormwood and formerly used in medicine as a vermifuge.
Webster's New World

(chemistry) An anthelmintic found in santonica and related plants.

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Origin of Santonin

  • From santon(ica) +"Ž -in.

    From Wiktionary

  • santon(ica) –in

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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