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adonin

noun
adon·​in | \ ə-ˈdä-nən, -ˈdō-\
plural -s

Definition of adonin

: a bitter gumlike glucoside C24H40O9 found in the root of plants of the genus Adonis

First Known Use of adonin

1891, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for adonin

International Scientific Vocabulary adon- (from New Latin Adonis, genus name of Adonis autumnalis) + -in; originally formed in German

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