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Definition of scillitin in English: scillitin(also scillitine) noun ˈsɪlɪtɪn Chemistry A bitter toxic substance of uncertain identity (perhaps a mixture) obtained from the sea onion or squill, Drimia (formerly Scilla) maritima; (in later use) specifically a terpenoid said to have the formula C₂₇H₂₅O₆.
OriginEarly 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Thomson (1773–1852), chemist. From scillit- + -in, after French scillitine. Definition of scillitin in US English: scillitin(also scillitine) nounˈsɪlɪtɪn Chemistry A bitter toxic substance of uncertain identity (perhaps a mixture) obtained from the sea onion or squill, Drimia (formerly Scilla) maritima; (in later use) specifically a terpenoid said to have the formula C₂₇H₂₅O₆.
OriginEarly 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Thomson (1773–1852), chemist. From scillit- + -in, after French scillitine. |