chelerythrine
noun
chel·e·ryth·rine
ˌkeləˈriˌthrēn,
kəˈlerəˌ-,
-thrə̇n
plural -s
: a colorless crystalline poisonous alkaloid C21H19NO5 obtained from celandine and other papaveraceous plants and forming yellow salts with a violet fluorescence
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary chelerythr- (from Greek chelidonion celandine + erythros red) + -ine; originally formed as German chelerythrin