absinthin

absinthin

English

Alternative forms

• absinthiin

Etymology

From Latin absinthium.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæbˌsɪn.θɪn/

Noun

absinthin (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) The principal compound found in wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), having a bitter taste: C₁₅H₂₀O₄[1]

Translations

principal compound found in wormwood

Dutch: absintine f Interlingua: absinthina

Portuguese: absintina (pt) Spanish: absintina f

References

• absinthin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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