maclurin
/məˈklʊərɪn/Chemistry
noun
A yellow hydroxylated derivative of benzophenone which occurs (together with morin) in the wood of old fustic and mulberry and has been used in dyes; 2,3′,4,4′,6-pentahydroxybenzophenone, C13H10O6.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society. From German Maclurin from scientific Latin Maclura + -in.