urechitin

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A colorless, very bitter, highly poisonous glucoside, C₂₈H₄₂O₈.xH₂O, contained in the leaves of Urechites suberecta. It crystallizes in needles.

Wiktionary

1. n. organic chemistry A glucoside extracted from the leaves of a plant, Urechitis suberecta.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from the leaves of a certain plant (Urechitis suberecta) as a bitter white crystalline substance.