ranunculin

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noun

An unstable glucoside found in plants of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). On maceration, it is enzymatically broken down into glucose and the toxin protoanemonin.

Origintranslingual Ranunculus ← Latin rānunculus →
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Meanings

nounranunculin (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn unstable glucoside found in plants of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). On maceration, it is enzymatically broken down into glucose and the toxin protoanemonin.

Origin

  1. Latinrānunculus“small frog”
  2. translingualRanunculus
  3. Englishranunculin

From the intermediary English ranunculus or directly from translingual Ranunculus, from Latin rānunculus (“small frog”) + -in (“chemical compound”).

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APA

ranunculin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ranunculin

MLA

“ranunculin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ranunculin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ranunculin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ranunculin.

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