xanthoxylin
nounDefinition of xanthoxylin
1a : a crystalline phenolic ketone C10H12O4 obtained from seeds of a shrubby Chinese tree (Zanthoxylum piperitum)
b : any of several crystalline compounds obtained from the bark of other trees of the genus Zanthoxylum especially : xanthoxyletin
2 or xanthoxylin extract : a purified alcoholic extract of prickly-ash bark
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