polygalic

English

Etymology

Polygala +‎ -ic

Adjective

polygalic (not comparable)

  1. (chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from Polygala; specifically, designating an acrid glucoside (called polygalic acid, senegin, etc.), resembling, or possibly identical with, saponin.

References
  • polygalic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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