urechitin

English

Etymology

From Urechitis +‎ -in.

Noun

urechitin (uncountable)

1. (obsolete, organic chemistry) A glucoside extracted from the leaves of a plant, Pentalinon luteum, found in the Caribbean

References

• “urechitin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.