释义 |
em·o·din \ˈemədə̇n, -dən\ noun (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary emodi- (from New Latin emodi, specific epithet of Rheum emodi) + -in : an orange crystalline phenolic compound C14H4O2(OH)3CH3 derived from anthraquinone and obtained especially from plants (as rhubarb, cascara buckthorn, and senna) yielding cathartic substances — called also frangula emodin |