pelletierin

English

Etymology

By the same process of eponymy as explained at pelletierine except for the -in/-ine difference (which recurs in chemical nomenclature); the French word was borrowed into English, German, and others immediately after its coinage, in a manner typical of international scientific vocabulary.

Noun

pelletierin (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of pelletierine.
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