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oxyacanthine

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oxy·​acan·​thine | \ ˌäksēəˈkanˌthēn, -an(t)thə̇n\

Definition of oxyacanthine

: a bitter crystalline alkaloid C37H40N2O6 obtained from barberry root

History and Etymology for oxyacanthine

International Scientific Vocabulary oxyacanth- (from New Latin oxyacantha —specific epithet of the hawthorn Crataegus oxyacantha —, from Greek oxyakantha sharp thorn, from oxy- oxy- + akantha thorn) + -ine; probably originally formed as German oxyakanthin

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