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From translingual Cynara + -o- + Ancient Greek πικρός (pikrós, “bitter”) + -in.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
cynaropicrin
Today it means: A sesquiterpene lactone [(3aR,4S,6aR,8S,9aR,9bR)-8-hydroxy-3,6,9-trimethylidene-2-oxo-3a,4,5,6a,7,8,9a,9b-octahydroazuleno[4,5-b]furan-4-yl] 2-(hydroxymethyl)prop-2-enoate Full definition →