colocynthin

English

Etymology

From colocynth +‎ -in. Compare French colocynthine.

Noun

colocynthin (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A cucurbitane glucoside isolated from, and acting as the active medicinal principle of, colocynth. It is a bitter yellow crystalline substance.

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