hederagenin
English
Etymology
From Hedera, the genus of ivy; originally named hederic acid by the German professor L. Posselt, who was the first to extract the substance from ivy seeds and published his findings in 1849.
Noun
hederagenin (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A triterpenoid originally extracted from Hedera helix, the common ivy.
Translations
compound
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