limonin

English

Structure diagram of limonin

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)

  1. (organic chemistry) A limonoid found in orange and lemon seeds.

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