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ranunculin

ranunculin noun: an unstable glucoside found in plants of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). On maceration, it is enzymatically broken down into glucose and the toxin protoanemonin.

Noun

ranunculin (uncountable)

  1. An unstable glucoside found in plants of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). On maceration, it is enzymatically broken down into glucose and the toxin protoanemonin.

Origin of ranunculin

From the intermediary English ranunculus or directly from translingual Ranunculus, from Latin rānunculus (“small frog”) + -in (“chemical compound”).

Questions about ranunculin

What does ranunculin mean?
Ranunculin means an unstable glucoside found in plants of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). On maceration, it is enzymatically broken down into glucose and the toxin protoanemonin.
What part of speech is ranunculin?
Ranunculin is a noun.

Words near ranunculin in the dictionary

  1. ranuncula
  2. ranunculaceous
  3. ranunculi
  4. ranunculid
  5. ranunculids
  6. ranunculin
  7. ranunculite
  8. ranunculoid
  9. ranunculoids
  10. ranunculol
  11. ranunculus

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