单词 | absinthin |
释义 | absinthinn. Chemistry. An orange crystalline compound that is the chief bitter constituent of common wormwood, Artemisia absinthium.Absinthin is a polycyclic sesquiterpene lactone (it was formerly regarded as an alkaloid). Formula: C30H40O6. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > crystallography (general) > crystal (general) > [noun] > crystalline compound > specific alcoholate1816 alcoate1828 absinthin1834 nitroaniline1848 nitroanisidine1850 purpurein1864 quinizarin1873 phenazoxine1887 phenanthridine1890 1834 Miller's Dict. Gardening Absinthin, in vegetable physiology, a bitter resin, discovered in Wormwood, by Kunsmuller, but which has not as yet been very minutely examined. 1863 H. Watts Dict. Chem. I. 2 The absinthin then remains as a hard, confusedly crystalline mass, possessing an extremely bitter taste. 1948 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 35 52/2 They believe the toxicity to be mainly due to the alkaloid absinthin which is secreted by the glandular hairs of Artemisia. 1995 J. B. Harborne & H. Baxter Phytochem. Dict. 601/1 Ingestion of absinthin may cause nervousness, convulsions, or even death. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1834 |
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