- gentiopicrin
- \\-ˈpikrə̇n\ noun
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Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary gentio- (from New Latin Gentiana) + -picrin: a bitter crystalline glucoside C16H20O9 obtained especially from gentian root
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
gentiopicrin
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gentiopicrin — gen·ti·o·pic·rin pik rən n a bitter crystalline glucoside C16H20O9 obtained from gentians and esp. from gentian root … Medical dictionary
gentiopicrin — gen·ti·o·pic·rin … English syllables
gentian — gen·tian jen chən n 1) any of two genera (Gentiana and Dasystephana) of herbs belonging to a family (Gentianaceae, the gentian family) and having opposite smooth leaves and showy usu. blue flowers 2) the rhizome and roots of a yellow flowered… … Medical dictionary
-picrin — ˈpikrə̇n noun suffix ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary picr (from Greek pikros bitter) + in 1. : bitter substance gentiopicrin … Useful english dictionary
