gentiopicrin

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From gentian + Ancient Greek [Term?] (“bitter”).

Noun[edit]

gentiopicrin (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A bitter glycoside ((5R-trans)-5-ethenyl-6-(b-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-5,6-dihydro-1H,3H-pyrano[3,4-c]pyran-1-one) found in gentians
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