amarogentin

amarogentin

English

Etymology

From Latin amar(us) (“bitter”) +‎ -o- +‎ gent(ian) +‎ -in.

Noun

amarogentin (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A bitter secoiridoid glycoside found in gentian (Gentiana lutea) and in chiretta (Swertia chirata).
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