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Formed from ac- (a shortening of acacia) + catechin (“a pheno-alcohol (C₁₅H₁₄O₆)”)
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Today it means: An antioxidant for fatty oils obtained from Acacia catechu. Full definition →
Formed from ac- (a shortening of acacia) + catechin (“a pheno-alcohol (C₁₅H₁₄O₆)”)
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.