corninn.
/ˈkɔːnɪn/ Chemistry.
A bitter crystalline substance obtained from the root of Cornus florida; also called cornic acid.
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1829 J. Togno & E. Durand tr. H. Milne-Edwards & P. Vavasseur Man. Materia Medica v. 124 An alkaline proximate principle, discovered by Mr. G. W. Carpenter of this city [sc. Philadelphia], and called by him cornine, and afterwards cornia.
1863–82 H. Watts Dict. Chem. II. 85 Cornin dissolves easily in water and in alcohol, sparingly in ether.
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