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单词 gentiopicrin
释义

gentiopicrinn.

Brit. /ˌdʒɛntɪə(ʊ)ˈpɪkrɪn/, U.S. /ˌdʒɛn(t)ioʊˈpɪkrən/, /ˌdʒɛn(t)ʃioʊˈpɪkrən/
Forms: 1800s gentiopicrine, 1800s– gentiopicrin, 1800s– gentiopikrin.
Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Gentiopikrin.
Etymology: < German Gentiopikrin (H. Ludwig 1862, attributing the coinage to his assistant A. Kromayer, in Sitzungsberichte der math.-naturwiss. Classe der Kaiserlichen Akad. der Wiss. (Wien) 15 149) < genti- (in classical Latin gentiāna gentian n.) + German -o- -o- connective + Greek πικρός bitter (see picro- comb. form) + German -in -in suffix1. Compare slightly earlier pinipicrin n.
Biochemistry.
A bitter-tasting crystalline glucoside originally isolated from gentian root.Gentiopicrin has been used in herbal medicine for the treatment of malaria.Formula: C16H20O9.
ΚΠ
1863 Pharmaceut. Jrnl. & Trans. Oct. 184 This gentiopicrin is crystallizable, is readily soluble in water and alcohol but not in ether, neutral.
1874 Amer. Cycl. VII. 679/1 Its bitter principle, called gentiopicrine, is soluble in water and alcohol, and is neither an acid nor an alkaloid but ranks as a glucoside.
1905 N.Y. Med. Jrnl. 30 Dec. 1377/2 Gentiopicrin is less active than quinine, but it is a valuable febrifuge.
1985 Ecology 66 526/2 Bitter principles of the Gentianaceae are glycosides, primarily gentiopikrin.
2006 E. Mills et al. Herbal Medicines Pregnancy & Lactation iv. 149 Gentiopicrin is lethal to mosquito larvae.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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