limonin
English
Etymology
From a putative combinative form of lemon + -in. (See also Old French lymon (“citrus”), Italian limone (“lemon”), both from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn).) Compare limonoid, limonene.
Noun
limonin (usually uncountable, plural limonins)
- (organic chemistry) A limonoid found in orange and lemon seeds.
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