chelerythrine

noun

chel·​e·​ryth·​rine

ˌkeləˈriˌthrēn,

kəˈlerəˌ-,

-thrə̇n

plural -s

: a colorless crystalline poisonous alkaloid C₂₁H₁₉NO₅ obtained from celandine and other papaveraceous plants and forming yellow salts with a violet fluorescence

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary chelerythr- (from Greek chelidonion celandine + erythros red) + -ine; originally formed as German chelerythrin

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