English Explanatory Dictionary

oreoselin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

oreoselin

Etymology

From translingual Oreoselinum + -in.

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