Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A crystalline glucoside, C26H32O11 + 1½ H2O(?), found in the bark of Phillyrea latifolia. When hydrolyzed with dilute acids it yields glucose and phillygenin.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from Phillyrea as a bitter white crystalline substance. It is sometimes used as a febrifuge.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun organic chemistry A glucoside extracted from Phillyrea as a bitter white crystalline substance, sometimes used as a febrifuge.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Phillyrea +‎ -in

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word phillyrin.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.