Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A crystalline substance extracted from some species of the genus Anemone.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) An acrid, poisonous, crystallizable substance, obtained from some species of anemone.
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- noun organic chemistry An
acrid toxic substance obtained from somespecies ofanemone .
Etymologies
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anemone + -in
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The active chemical principles of each plant are "anemonin" and "anemonic acid."
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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