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