abrotine

abrotine

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin abrotanum (“wormwood”) +‎ -ine.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.bɹə.ˌtin/

Noun

abrotine (plural abrotines)

1. A colorless crystalline alkaloid obtained from abrotanum, C₂₁H₂₂N₂O.[1]

References

1. Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 6

Anagrams

• baritone, beration, borinate, obtainer, reobtain, taborine