gentisin
noun
gen·ti·sin
\ˈjentəsə̇n\
Definition of gentisin
-s
: a yellow crystalline anthoxanthin pigment C14H10O5 obtained from gentian root
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Origin and Etymology of gentisin
International Scientific Vocabulary genti- (from New Latin Gentiana, genus name of Gentiana lutea) + -sin (as in pepsin, trypsin)
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