embelin

noun

em·​belin

ˈembələ̇n

variants or less commonly embelic acid

(ˈ)em¦belik-

plural -s

: an orange phenolic quinone C₁₇H₂₆O₄ obtained especially from embelia and used formerly as an anthelmintic

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Embelia (genus name of Embelia ribes) + English -in or -ic

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