co·ri·a·myr·tin | \ ˌkōr-ē-ə-ˈmərt-ᵊn, ˌkȯr- 
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\Medical Definition of coriamyrtin
: a bitter poisonous crystalline compound C15H18O5 found in an Old World dye plant (Coriaria myrtifolia of the family Coriariaceae)
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