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cheirolin

noun
chei·ro·lin
plural -s

Definition of cheirolin 

: 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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History and Etymology for cheirolin

borrowed from German, from New Latin cheir- (from Cheiranthus cheiranthus ) + German -ol -ol entry 1 + -in -in entry 1

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