santonin
noun
san·to·nin ˈsan-tə-nən 
san-ˈtä-nən
san-ˈtä-nən : a poisonous slightly bitter crystalline compound C15H18O3 found especially in the unopened flower heads of several artemisias (especially Artemisia maritima) and used as an anthelmintic
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin santonica, from Latin
First Known Use
1836, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
santonin
noun
san·to·nin ˈsant-ᵊn-ən san-ˈtän-ən
san-ˈtän-ən : a poisonous slightly bitter crystalline compound C15H18O3 found especially in the unopened flower heads of santonicas and used especially formerly as an anthelmintic
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