SANTONIN

Etymology

Noun

santonin (countable and uncountable, plural santonins)

(chemistry) An anthelmintic found in santonica and related plants.

Anagrams

• Anniston, annoints

Source: Wiktionary

San"to*nin, n. Etym: [L. herba santonica, a kind of plant, fr. Santoni a people of Aquitania; cf. Gr. santonine.] (Chem.)

Definition: A white crystalline substance having a bitter taste, extracted from the buds of levant wormseed and used as an anthelmintic. It occassions a peculiar temporary color blindness, causing objects to appear as if seen through a yellow glass.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition