oliviln.
/ˈɒlᵻv(ɪ)l/, U.S. /ˈɑləvəl/ Chemistry.
A crystalline carbohydrate, C20H24O7, which is a lignan obtained from the gum of the olive tree.
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1823 W. Henry Elements Exper. Chem. (ed. 9) II. x. 307 Olivile is a name given by M. Pelletier to the substance which remains after gently evaporating the alcoholic solution of the gum which exudes from the olive tree.
1871 H. Watts Dict. Chem. IV. 200 Olivil, a neutral substance occurring..in the gum of the olive-tree.
1877 Globe Encycl. IV. 485/2 The gum-resin exuded by the bark contains the crystalline olivil.
1938 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. ii. 1683 Olivil (VIII) is resinified by the action of mineral acids, but it is converted into isoolivil.
1956 Q. Rev. Biol. 31 14/2 Olivil, conidendrin, guaiaretic acid and similar resinous materials form a class of naturally-occurring aromatic compounds known as the lignanes.
1991 J. S. Glasby Dict. Plants Containing Secondary Metabolites 306/1 S[tereospermum] kunthianum. Lignans: (+)-cycloolivil, (-)-olivil.
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1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 668 From the undissolved portion absolute alcohol dissolves the olivilin, which is deposited in crystals on evaporating the solution.
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