acacatechin
noun
aca·cat·e·chin
¦akəˈkatəchə̇n,
-əsh-,
-ək-
plural -s
: a crystalline substance that is obtained from acacia catechu, that is held to be a mixture containing catechin, and that is an antioxidant for fatty oils
Word History
Etymology
ac- (from New Latin Acacia, genus name of Acacia catechu) + catechin
First Known Use
1905, in the meaning defined above