单词 | absinthic |
释义 | absinthicadj. Chemistry. Now rare. absinthic acid n. an acid reportedly obtained from common wormwood, Artemisia absinthium, and sometimes identified with succinic acid. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > organic acids > [noun] > dicarboxylic acids > succinic acid succinic acid1789 absinthic acid1837 1837 J. Steggall Text Bk. Materia Medica & Therapeutics 2 Amongst the saline substances, potash exists in combination with a peculiar acid, which Braconnot named Absinthic acid. 1865 A. B. Garrod Essent. Materia Medica 268 Absinthium. Wormwood... The plant..contains a volatile oil..and absinthic acid. 1880 L. E. Sayre Conspectus Org. Materia Medica & Pharmacal Bot. 128 Wormwood... Yields a vol. oil of a strong odor... Absinthic Acid (identical with succinic) and Absinthin have also been procured. 1948 Folk-lore 59 147 It is a narcotic and contains absinthic acid. 1985 J. A. Duke CRC Handbk. Medicinal Herbs 67 Artemisia absinthium L... The herb also contains bitter glucosides absinthin, absinthic acid,..and other salts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。