gentiopicrin

G2E1N1T1I1O1P3I1C3R1I1N1

noun

A bitter glycoside ((5R-trans)-5-ethenyl-6-(b-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-5,6-dihydro-1H,3H-pyrano[3,4-c]pyran-1-one) found in gentians

OriginAncient Greek πικρός →
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Meanings

noungentiopicrin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA bitter glycoside ((5R-trans)-5-ethenyl-6-(b-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-5,6-dihydro-1H,3H-pyrano[3,4-c]pyran-1-one) found in gentians

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
gentiopicroside

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπικρός“bitter”
  2. Englishgentiopicrin

From gentian + Ancient Greek πικρός (pikrós, “bitter”) + -in.

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Chicago

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