absinthin
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin absinthium.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæbˌsɪn.θɪn/
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Noun
absinthin (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) The principal compound found in wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), having a bitter taste: C15H20O4[1]
Translations
principal compound found in wormwood
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References
- “absinthin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 6
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