protoanemonin
/ˌprəʊtəʊəˈnɛmənɪn/Biochemistry
noun
A pale yellow, poisonous, vesicant oil with bacteriostatic and fungistatic properties, found in many plants of the family Ranunculaceae.
- Protoanemonin is an unsaturated lactone. Formula: CH2C·CH=CH·C(O)O..
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in Chemical Abstracts. From proto- + anemonin, after Japanese purotoanemonin.
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