amyrin

noun

am·​y·​rin

ˈamərə̇n

plural -s

: either of two crystalline isomeric triterpenoid alcohols C₃₀H₄₉OH found especially in Manila elemi and dandelion roots and distinguished as alpha-amyrin and beta-amyrin

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary amyr- (from New Latin Amyris) + -in

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

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