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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