androsin

noun

an·​dro·​sin

ˈandrəsə̇n,

-ˌsin

plural -s

: a crystalline glucoside C₁₅H₂₀O₈ that is found in an herb (Apocynum androsaemifolium) and that yields glucose and acetovanillone on hydrolysis

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary andros- (from New Latin androsaemifolium—specific epithet of Apocynum androsaemifolium—, from andr- + saemi- semi- + Latin folium leaf) + -in

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

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