taraxacinn.
/təˈraksəsɪn/ Chemistry.
A bitter crystalline substance obtained from the juice of dandelion-root.
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1858 R. Hogg Veg. Kingdom 462 A peculiar crystallizable principle was discovered in the juice by M. Polex, which he called taraxacin.
1868 H. Watts Dict. Chem. V. 671 The bitter substance of the root [of the dandelion], the so-called taraxacin, and the resin, have been examined by Polex (Arch. Pharm. xix. 50).
Derivatives
taraˈxacerin n. resin of taraxacum.
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the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > neutral substances from plants > bitter principles > [noun] > crystallizable or crystalline
guaiacin1830
phlorizin1835
phillyrin1838
aesculetin1853
thiosinamine1853
taraxacin1858
olivite1866
taraxacerin1890
1890 T. E. Thorpe Dict. Appl. Chem. I. 646/1 From that part of the coagulum left undissolved by the water alcohol extracts taraxacerin C8H16O (Kromayer).
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