Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The crystalline bitter principle (C20H28O4) of wormwood, Artemisia Absinthium.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) The bitter principle of wormwood (
Artemisia absinthium ).
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- noun organic chemistry The principle compound found in
wormwood (Artemisia absinthium ), having a bitter taste.
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Examples
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The flesh of geese is declared to be more savoury when [355] stuffed with this herb, which contains "absinthin" as its active principle, and other chemical constituents in common with
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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The bitter taste of the true Wormwood is also due to "absinthin," and each kind contains nitrate of potash, tannin, and resin, with succinic, malic, and acetic acids.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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The characteristic odour of the plant is due to a volatile oil which consists mainly of absinthol; and the intensely bitter taste resides in "absinthin."
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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The active principle absinthin is a narcotic poison.
The Dream Doctor 1908
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A contribution to the structure of absinthin and anabsinthin].
Chapter 5 1953
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