amyrin
noun
am·y·rin
ˈamərə̇n
plural -s
: either of two crystalline isomeric triterpenoid alcohols C30H49OH found especially in Manila elemi and dandelion roots and distinguished as alpha-amyrin and beta-amyrin
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary amyr- (from New Latin Amyris) + -in
First Known Use
1830, in the meaning defined above