oxyacanthine
noun
oxy·acan·thine
ˌäksēəˈkanˌthēn,
-an(t)thə̇n
: a bitter crystalline alkaloid C37H40N2O6 obtained from barberry root
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary oxyacanth- (from New Latin oxyacantha —specific epithet of the hawthorn Crataegus oxyacantha —, from Greek oxyakantha sharp thorn, from oxy- oxy- + akantha thorn) + -ine; probably originally formed as German oxyakanthin