adonin
noun
adon·in
ə-ˈdä-nən,
-ˈdō-
plural -s
: a bitter gumlike glucoside C24H40O9 found in the root of plants of the genus Adonis
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary adon- (from New Latin Adonis, genus name of Adonis autumnalis) + -in; originally formed in German
First Known Use
1891, in the meaning defined above
- empty-cell process
- empty-cell treatment
- empty-handed
- empty-headed
- empty-hearted
- empty-nest syndrome
- emptying
- Hartung
- Hartwell
- harum-scarum
- harumphed
- harumphing
- harumphs
- haruspex
- haruspical
- haruspicated
- haruspicates
- haruspicating
- haruspication
- haruspications
- haruspices
- haruspicies
- haruspicy
- Harvard
- Harvard beets