cheirolin
noun
chei·ro·lin
Definition of cheirolin
-s
: a colorless crystalline sulfone CH3SO2(CH2)3NCS occurring as a glucoside in seeds of a wallflower (Cheiranthus cheiri) and in those of plants of the genus Erysimum
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Origin and Etymology of cheirolin
borrowed from German, from New Latin cheir- (from Cheiranthus cheiranthus) + German -ol 1-ol + -in 1-in
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