acaciin

noun

aca·​ci·​in

əˈkās(h)ēə̇n,

-shə̇n

plural -s

: a crystalline glycoside C₂₈H₃₂O₁₄ that is found in the leaves of a common North American locust tree (Robinia pseudoacacia) and that yields acacetin on hydrolysis

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary acacia (locust) + -in

First Known Use

circa 1926, in the meaning defined above

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