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androsin

noun
an·​dro·​sin | \ ˈandrÉ™sə̇n, -ËŒsin\
plural -s

Definition of androsin

: a crystalline glucoside C15H20O8 that is found in an herb (Apocynum androsaemifolium) and that yields glucose and acetovanillone on hydrolysis

First Known Use of androsin

1909, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for androsin

International Scientific Vocabulary andros- (from New Latin androsaemifolium—specific epithet of Apocynum androsaemifolium—, from andr- + saemi- semi- + Latin folium leaf) + -in

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