gentianicadj.

Brit.

/ˌdʒɛnʃɪˈanɪk/, U.S.

/ˌdʒɛn(t)ʃiˈænɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gentian n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < gentian n. + -ic suffix. Compare French acide gentianique (1854 or earlier).

Biochemistry. Now rare.

gentianic acid, any of several compounds originally isolated from gentian root; esp. gentisin and gentisic acid.

ΚΠ

1846 E. Ballard et al. Elements Materia Medica (Amer. ed. 1) Index 501/1 Acid, gentianic.

1863 Amer. Jrnl. Pharmacy 35 330 Chemists have long failed to discover or isolate the body to which gentian owes its purely bitter taste, though there has been eliminated an acid principle, gentianic acid.

1931 M. Grieve Mod. Herbal I. 348/2 The dried Gentian root of commerce contains Gentiin and Gentiamarin, bitter glucosides, together with Gentianic acid (gentisin).

2001 Herbal Remedies & Homeopathy (new ed.) 64 The dried root contains gentian, gentiamarin, bitter glucosides, gentianic acid and various sugars.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gentianic
释义	gentianicadj. Brit. /ˌdʒɛnʃɪˈanɪk/, U.S. /ˌdʒɛn(t)ʃiˈænɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gentian n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < gentian n. + -ic suffix. Compare French acide gentianique (1854 or earlier). Biochemistry. Now rare. gentianic acid, any of several compounds originally isolated from gentian root; esp. gentisin and gentisic acid. ΚΠ 1846 E. Ballard et al. Elements Materia Medica (Amer. ed. 1) Index 501/1 Acid, gentianic. 1863 Amer. Jrnl. Pharmacy 35 330 Chemists have long failed to discover or isolate the body to which gentian owes its purely bitter taste, though there has been eliminated an acid principle, gentianic acid. 1931 M. Grieve Mod. Herbal I. 348/2 The dried Gentian root of commerce contains Gentiin and Gentiamarin, bitter glucosides, together with Gentianic acid (gentisin). 2001 Herbal Remedies & Homeopathy (new ed.) 64 The dried root contains gentian, gentiamarin, bitter glucosides, gentianic acid and various sugars. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1846
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