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xanthoxylin

xan·thox·y·lin [ zanˈthäksələ̇n]

xanthoxylin

noun

[zanˈthäksələ̇n]

plural -s

Definition of xanthoxylin

1a : a crystalline phenolic ketone C₁₀H₁₂O₄ obtained from seeds of a shrubby Chinese tree (Zanthoxylum piperitum)

b : any of several crystalline compounds obtained from the bark of other trees of the genus Zanthoxylum
especially : xanthoxyletin

2 or xanthoxylin extract : a purified alcoholic extract of prickly-ash bark

History and Etymology for xanthoxylin

International Scientific Vocabulary xanthoxyl- (from New Latin Xanthoxylum) + -in

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