santoninic
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Santoninic — San to*nin ic, a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to santonin; used specifically to designate an acid not known in the free state, but obtained in its salts. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Santonic — San*ton ic, a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid (distinct from santoninic acid) obtained from santonin as a white crystalline substance. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Santoninate — San to*nin ate, n. (Chem.) A salt of santoninic acid. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
santonin — The inner anhydride or lactone of santoninic acid, obtained from santonica, the unexpanded flower heads of Artemisia cina and other species of Artemisia (family Compositae); has been used to effect expulsion of roundworms (Ascaris lumbricoides),… … Medical dictionary
