rhaponticin
/rəˈpɒntɪsɪn/(also rhaponticine) Chemistry
noun
A yellow crystalline compound present in the root of a wild rhubarb, Rheum rhaponticum, and in some other plants.
- Rhaponticin is a glucoside related to stilbene. Chemical name: 4′-methoxy-3,3′,5-stilbenetriol 3-glucoside; C21H24O9..
Origin
Mid 19th century. From post-classical Latin rhaponticum + -in, after German Rhaponticin.
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