androsin
noun
an·dro·sin
ˈandrəsə̇n,
-ˌsin
plural -s
: a crystalline glucoside C15H20O8 that is found in an herb (Apocynum androsaemifolium) and that yields glucose and acetovanillone on hydrolysis
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary andros- (from New Latin androsaemifolium—specific epithet of Apocynum androsaemifolium—, from andr- + saemi- semi- + Latin folium leaf) + -in
First Known Use
1909, in the meaning defined above