loganin

noun

lo·​ga·​nin

ˈlōgənə̇n

plural -s

: a crystalline glucoside C₁₇H₂₆O₁₀ obtained especially from nux vomica and the buckbean

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary logan- (from New Latin Loganiaceae, family to which nux vomica belongs) + -in

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