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prunitrin
noun
pru·ni·trin
\ˈprünə‧trə̇n\
Definition of prunitrin
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: a crystalline glucoside C22H24O11 found in the bitter cherry of western and in the chokecherry of eastern North America that on hydrolysis yields glucose and prunetin
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Origin and Etymology of prunitrin
International Scientific Vocabulary pruni (from New Latin prunus, genus name of prunus emarginata) + -trin (as in dextrin)
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