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EMODIN
Etymology
Noun
emodin (countable and uncountable, plural emodins)
(organic compound) A purgative resin, 6-methyl-1,3,8-trihydroxyanthraquinone, obtained from some rhubarbs and other plants.
Hypernyms
• trioxymethylanthraquinone
Anagrams
• domine, monied, nomeid
Source: Wiktionary
Em"o*din, n. (Chem.)
Definition: An orange-red crystalline substance, C15H10O5, obtained from the buckthorn, rhubarb, etc., and regarded as a derivative of anthraquinone; -- so called from a species of rhubarb (Rheum emodei).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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