cheirolin

noun chei·ro·lin

Definition of cheirolin

plural -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 -ol¹-ol + -in¹-in

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