tanghinin
noun
tan·ghinin
tanˈginə̇n,
taŋˈg-;
ˈtaŋgənə̇n
plural -s
: a poisonous bitter crystalline compound constituting the active principle of the ordeal tree
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary tanghin- (from New Latin Tanghinia, genus name of the ordeal tree Tanghinia venenifera) + -in