oreoselin

English

Etymology

oreoselinum +‎ -in

Noun

oreoselin (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A white crystalline substance which is obtained indirectly from the root of an umbelliferous plant, Imperatoria oreoselinum, and yields resorcin on decomposition.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for oreoselin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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