hederagenin

English

Etymology

From Hedera, the genus of ivy; originally named hederic acid by the German professor L. Posselt, who was the first to extract the substance from ivy seeds and published his findings in 1849.

Noun

hederagenin (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) A triterpenoid originally extracted from Hedera helix, the common ivy.

Translations

compound

• Finnish: hederageniini
• French: hédéragénine (fr) f