fisetin

noun

fi·​set·​in

fə̇ˈzetᵊn

plural -s

: a yellow crystalline flavone pigment C₁₅H₁₀O₆ obtained from the wood of various trees or shrubs (as fustet or sumac)

Word History

Etymology

German, from fiset- (in fisetholz, wood from a species of fustic) + -in

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