silymarin

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Silybum marianum +‎ -in.

Noun[edit]

silymarin (countable and uncountable, plural silymarins)

  1. (biochemistry) A mixture of flavonolignans extracted from the blessed milk thistle (Silybum marianum), used as a source of silibinin.